Let Hope and Sorrow Now Unite

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Source: Chalice Hymnal #639
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Author: Brian A. Wren

Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time h… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Let hope and sorrow now unite
Title: Let Hope and Sorrow Now Unite
Author: Brian A. Wren (1979, rev. 1983)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1983 Hope Publishing Co.
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Tune

MIT FREUDEN ZART

MIT FREUDEN ZART has some similarities to the French chanson "Une pastourelle gentille" (published by Pierre Attaingnant in 1529) and to GENEVAN 138 (138). The tune was published in the Bohemian Brethren hymnal Kirchengesänge (1566) with Vetter's text "Mit Freuden zart su dieser Fahrt." Splendid mu…

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HOPE (Young)


ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH

The tune name ALLEIN GOTT derives from the opening words of Decius's rhymed text in High German. The tune was first published in Schumann's Geistliche Lieder. Decius adapted the tune from a tenth-century Easter chant for the Gloria text, beginning at the part accompanying the words "et in terra pax.…

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Instances

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Chalice Hymnal #639

Chalice Hymnal #639

Hymnal #634

Hymnal #634
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Singing the Living Tradition #412

Singing the Living Tradition #412
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The Covenant Hymnal #756

The Covenant Hymnal #756

The Door Is Open #9

The Door Is Open #9
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