LAUREL

LAUREL

Composer: Dale Wood
Published in 7 hymnals


Composer: Dale Wood

Dale Wood was born in Glendale, California, on February 13, 1934, of Finnish-Polish parentage (his father's last name was Wojtkiewiecz, which immigration authorities shortened to Wood). Dale grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Franklin High School, where he was voted "most likely to succeed" in his class. Raised a Lutheran, his career as a composer was launched at age 13 when he won a national hymn-writing competition for the American Lutheran Church. His first choral anthem was accepted for publication one year later. His knowledge of music was immense, and his appreciation ran the gamut from classical to the Broadway stage. He admired composers from Leroy Anderson to Villa Lobos, and he was comfortably conversant with artists such a… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LAUREL
Composer: Dale Wood
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 12311 34533 5677
Key: D Major
Copyright: © Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress

Texts

Now That the daylight fills the sky

Every Flower That Grows

Every flow’r that grows, Every brook that flows,
Tell of beauty God has giv’n for me:
Throughout my life may beauty be
Deep within a heart from sin set free.

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Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymnal Supplement 98: Vocal Descant Edition
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1999) pp. 901
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 30: General: L - Lle
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Carl Flentge Schalk
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 29

Organ Solo

  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Six Tunes JKL: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Charles W. Ore
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2014) pp. 102
  • Three Reflections Three Fanfares: Chorale Preludes for Organ
    Composer/Editor Benjamin M. Culli
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2011) pp. 22
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 43 Number 3 January February 2009: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Dale Wood
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2009) pp. 20
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 43 Number 3 January February 2009: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Dale Wood
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2009) pp. 20
  • Hymnal Supplement 98 Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 5 Praise and Adoration
    Composer/Editors David A. Johnson; Henry V. Gerike
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2003) pp. 45
  • Hymnal Supplement Organ Prelude Edition: Volume 5 Praise and Adoration
    Composer/Editors David A. Johnson; Henry V. Gerike
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2003) pp. 45
  • Easy Hymn Preludes for Organ Volume 1: Musica Sacra
    Composer/Editor Carl Flentge Schalk
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2002) pp. 22
  • Wood Works for Organ (Volume 1)
    Composer/Editor Dale Wood
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 23
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 30: General: L - Lle
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Carl Flentge Schalk
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1984) pp. 28

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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Christian Worship (1993) #583

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Hymnal Supplement 98 #901

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Lutheran Service Book #870

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #42

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #550

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Worship Supplement 2000 #787

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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