Search Results

FIVE CANDLES

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Bert Witvoet; Bert Polman Tune Key: F Major Used With Text: The Prophets Came to Israel

The Prophets Came to Israel

Author: Bert Witvoet Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Singing God's Story Christmas / Birth of Christ Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7 Used With Tune: FIVE CANDLES

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

The Prophets Came to Israel

Author: Bert Witvoet Hymnal: With Heart and Voice #68 (1989) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English Tune Title: FIVE CANDLES

Author: Bert Witvoet Hymnal: Songs for Life #128 (1995) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Singing God's Story Christmas / Birth of Christ Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7 Languages: English Tune Title: FIVE CANDLES

The Prophets Came to Israel

Author: Bert Witvoet Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #334 (1987) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem; Songs for Children Hymns; Advent; Advent; Biblical Names & Places Bethlehem Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Languages: English Tune Title: FIVE CANDLES

People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Bertus Frederick Polman

1945 - 2013 Person Name: Bert Polman Harmonizer of "FIVE CANDLES" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Bert Frederick Polman (b. Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands, 1945; d. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1, 2013) was chair of the Music Department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Dr. Bert studied at Dordt College (BA 1968), the University of Minnesota (MA 1969, PhD in musicology 1981), and the Institute for Christian Studies. Dr. Bert was a longtime is professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, and organist at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waterdown, Ontario. His teaching covered a wide range of courses in music theory, music history, music literature, and worship, and Canadian Native studies. His research specialty was Christian hymnody. He was also an organist, a frequent workshop leader at music and worship conferences, and contributor to journals such as The Hymn and Reformed Worship. Dr. Bert was co-editor of the Psalter Hymnal Handbook (1989), and served on the committees that prepared Songs for Life (1994) and Sing! A New Creation (2001), both published by CRC Publications. Emily Brink