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O King of kings! O Lord of Hosts!
Author: Henry Burton Appears in 12 hymnals Matching Instances: 12 Used With Tune: MOUNT VERNON
O King of kings! O Lord of Hosts!
MOUNT VERNON
Appears in 17 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Charles S. Brown Incipit: 33226 65517 64654 Used With Text: O King of kings! O Lord of Hosts!
MOUNT VERNON
O King of Kings, O Lord of Hosts
Author: Henry Burton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5046 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1. O King of kings, O Lord of hosts,
whose throne is lifted high
Above the nations of the earth,
the armies of the sky,
The spirits of perfected saints
may give their nobler songs
And we, Thy children, worship Thee,
to whom all praise belongs.
2. Thy hand has hid within our fields
treasures of countless worth;
The light, the suns of other years,
shine from the depths of earth;
The very dust, inbreathed by Thee,
the clods all cold and dead,
Wake into beauty and to life,
to give Thy children bread.
3. Thou who hast sown the sky with stars,
and set Thy thoughts in gold,
Hast crowned our nation’s life,
and ours, with blessings manifold;
Thy mercies have been numberless;
Thy love, Thy grace, Thy care,
Were wider than our utmost need,
and higher than our prayer.
4. O King of kings, O Lord of hosts,
our fathers’ God and ours!
Be with us in the future years;
and if the tempest lowers,
Look through the cloud with light of love,
and smile our tears away
And lead us through the brightening years
to Heaven’s eternal day. Languages: English Tune Title: REX REGUM
O King of Kings, O Lord of Hosts
O King of kings, O Lord of hosts
Author: Henry Burton, 1840-1930 Hymnal: The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #888 (1933) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: National and Social Service Queen and Nation Languages: English Tune Title: REX REGUM
O King of kings, O Lord of hosts
O King of kings, O Lord of hosts
Author: Henry Burton Hymnal: The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #714 (1905) Languages: English
O King of kings, O Lord of hosts
Henry Burton
1840 - 1930 Author of "O King of kings! O Lord of Hosts!" in Hymnal for American Youth Rv Alfred Henry Burton DD United Kingdom 1840-1930. Born at Swannington, Leicestershire, he emigrated with family to America and became a student at Beloit College, WI, graduating with honours. After a pastorate in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Monroe, WI, he returned to England and entered the Wesleyan Ministry in 1865. He married Ellen Pearse. He then ministered mostly in Lanca-shire and London. Published works include ”Gleanings in the gospels:, “Wayside songs”, “St. Luke in Expositor's Bible”.
John Perry
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Burton, H. In I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878, the hymns, "Come, for the feast is spread," (The Gospel Invitation), and "Look away to Jesus" (Looking unto Jesus) are attributed to the "Rev. H. Burton”
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Burton, Henry, D.D., p. 1555, i., born at Swannington, Leicestershire, in 1840. His parents having emigrated to America, he became a student at Beloit College, and graduated in honours. After labouring as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for a time he returned to England, entered the Wesleyan Ministry in 1865, and has since laboured chiefly in Lanca¬shire and London. His published works include Gleanings in the Gospels, Wayside Songs, 1886, St. Luke in the Expositor's Bible, &c. His hymns in common use, in addition to those named on p. 1555, i., include:—
1. Break, day of God, 0 break. [Second Advent.] Written at Blundell Sauds, near Liverpool, on Christmas Eve, 1900, and included in The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904. "The opening stanza was composed on the Railway Bridge where I lingered on my way home" (Author's MS!.).
2. In the secret of His presence. [Peace in Christ.] Written at Acton, London, published in his Wayside Songs, 1886, and included in the Epworth Hymnal, U.S.A.
3. 0 King of Kings, 0 Lord of hosts. [National Hymn.] Dr. Burton's history of this hymn is: "In the late Queen's Jubilee year, 1887, I composed an Ode which was set to music by Sir J. Stainer, and sung at a Jubilee Festival in the Royal Albert Hall, London. As the Ode could not be sung at any other time, Sir J. Stainer requested me to compose a hymn to which the same music should be set [and of a national character]. This led me to write the hymn" Author's MS.). It is No. 975 in The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904.
4. Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. [Kind Deeds.] "This is based on a little incident in the life of my brother-in-law, the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse. When a boy returning home from a Moravian school in Holland, the steward of the boat on which he sailed from Bristol to Hayle showed him marked attention and kindness, because Mr. Pearse's father, years before, had proved a great friend to his mother. And so he was simply 'passing on' the kindness." (Author's MS.). The hymn was written at Acton on April 8, 1885, and first printed in The Christian Advocate, N.Y., 1886, and again in Wayside Songs, 1886, p. 81. The first stanza has been adopted as a motto by the "International Sunshine Society," of New York.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Henry Burton
John Stainer
1840 - 1901 Person Name: John Stainer, 1840-1901 Composer of "REX REGUM" in The Cyber Hymnal
John Stainer
Charles Spurgeon Brown
1860 - 1943 Person Name: Charles S. Brown Composer of "MOUNT VERNON" in Hymnal for American Youth Brown’s works include:
The King’s Praises (Boston, Massachusetts: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1899)
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Charles Spurgeon Brown
