[Early ere the dawn of the morning]

[Early ere the dawn of the morning]

Composer: John H. Hopkins
Published in 4 hymnals


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Composer: John H. Hopkins

John Henry Hopkins, Jr MA USA 1820-1891. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, having 12 siblings, the son of pioneer parents (his father from Dublin, his mother from Hamburg) he became an ecclesiologist. His father had been an ironmaster, school teacher, lawyer, priest and second Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, (becoming presiding bishop in 1865). When his father founded the Vermont Episcopal Institute, he needed an assistant to help run it, so he picked his son to become a tutor and disciplinarian. The younger Hopkins played the flute and bugle in the school orchestra and also taught Sunday school. John Henry reflected the artistic talents of both parents in music, poetry, and art. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 1839, he returned… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Early ere the dawn of the morning]
Composer: John H. Hopkins
Incipit: 33555 56767 12176
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Early Ere The Dawn Of The Morning

Early ere the dawn of the morning,
After the earthquake thunder—
By the tomb, now empty and open,
Jesus had burst asunder—
Angels of light sat clothèd in white,
And singing with all their might—

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #9900
Text: Early Ere The Dawn Of The Morning
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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Carols Old and Carols New #549

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Carols, Hymns, and Songs #36

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Carols, Hymns, and Songs #58

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The Cyber Hymnal #9900

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