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Where Lies the Christian's Hope?

Author: William Watkins Reid Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Where lies the Christian's hope when fear and hate And battles rage Used With Tune: SANDON

SANDON

Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 178 hymnals Incipit: 33343 32123 12713 Used With Text: Where Lies the Christian's Hope?

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Where Lies the Christian's Hope?

Author: William Watkins Reid Hymnal: Seven New Hymns of Hope #7 (1971) Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 First Line: Where lies the Christian's hope when fear and hate And battles rage Languages: English Tune Title: SANDON

Where lies the Christian's hope

Author: William Watkins Reid Hymnal: Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d232 (1978) Languages: English

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William Watkins Reid

1890 - 1983 Author of "Where Lies the Christian's Hope?" in Seven New Hymns of Hope Reid, William Watkins, Sr. (Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, October 15, 1890--February 18, 1983, Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania). Methodist. Parents were William Reid, a native of Moneymore, near Belfast, and Sarah Watkins of Londonderry. Came to the United States in 1900. Attended New York University (bachelor's degree, 1915; master's degree in journalism, 1917). Served The Hymn Society as President, Executive Director, and Editor of The Hymn from 1966 to 1976. Authored the Hymn Society's 40th anniversary history, Sing with Spirit and Understanding. Also edited The Pastor's Journal for the Methodist church and worked as its director of the News Service of the Board of Missions. Also: Caulfield, Benjamin. --From DNAH Archives ============================== William Watkins Reid, of Whitestone, Long Island, was president of the Hymn Society of America from 1942 to 1945, and is now a member of its Executive Committee. Used the title of "My God is There, Controlling," the Society has published 65 of his hymns, and several others were published in the Society's "searches", for new hymns. He is the author of the Society's history of its first forty years, and also of the added period of ten years (1962-1972). --16 New Hymns on the Stewardship of the Environment [Ecology] , 1973. Used by permission.