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INDEPENDENCE

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: K. C. Wong; Bliss Wiant Tune Sources: Chinese Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 15321 53212 Used With Text: Our Church Now Is Self-Reliant

Our Church Now Is Self-Reliant

Author: Pao-yuan Chu; Ivy Balchin Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The Church Unity and Fellowship; Jesus Christ Epiphany, Witness, Proclamation; The Christian Life Guidance; The Holy Spirit and The Church The Church; The Holy Spirit and The Church Care for the Community; The Holy Spirit and The Church Unity and Fellowship Scripture: Judges 4:14 Used With Tune: INDEPENDENCE Text Sources: Chinese

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Our Church Now Is Self-Reliant

Author: Pao-yuan Chu; Ivy Balchin Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #47 (1983) Topics: The Church Unity and Fellowship; Jesus Christ Epiphany, Witness, Proclamation; The Christian Life Guidance; The Holy Spirit and The Church The Church; The Holy Spirit and The Church Care for the Community; The Holy Spirit and The Church Unity and Fellowship Scripture: Judges 4:14 Languages: English Tune Title: INDEPENDENCE

中华教会自立歌 (Our church now is self reliant)

Hymnal: Small Church Music #6297 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Tune Title: [Our church now is self reliant]

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Bliss Wiant

1895 - 1975 Harmonizer of "INDEPENDENCE" in Hymns from the Four Winds Bliss Wiant (1895-1975) was educated at Wittenberg College and Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920), Boston University (M.A. 1936), and Peabody College (Ph.D. 1946). He also studied at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary, New York City After ordination (1923), Wiant became head of the music department at Yenching University, Peking (1923-1951). He was pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Delaware, Ohio (1953-1955), then minister of music at Mahoning Methodist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. After serving with the Methodist Board of Education, he became director of music at Scarritt College. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 =============================== Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.