Lord, the Hearts of People Hunger

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Lord, the hearts of people hunger

Author: William Watkins Reid
Tune: HYFRYDOL
Published in 1 hymnal

Piano/Organ
	As Though the Whole Creation Cried - Vol…

Choral
	Let the Children Sing! (Favorite Unison/…

Instrumental
	Festival Hymns for Organ, Brass, and Tim…

Author: William Watkins Reid

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… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, the hearts of people hunger
Title:	Lord, the Hearts of People Hunger
Author:	William Watkins Reid
Meter:	8.7.8.7 D
Publication Date:	1965
Copyright:	Copyright, 1963, by World Outlook

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HYFRYDOL

One of the most loved Welsh tunes, HYFRYDOL was composed by Rowland Hugh Prichard (b. Graienyn, near Bala, Merionetshire, Wales, 1811; d. Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1887) in 1830 when he was only nineteen. It was published with about forty of his other tunes in his children's hymnal Cyfaill y Cant…

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