TWILIGHT (Hopkins)

TWILIGHT (Hopkins)

Composer: John Henry Hopkins
Published in 13 hymnals


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Composer: John Henry 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: TWILIGHT (Hopkins)
Composer: John Henry Hopkins
Meter: 6.4.6.6
Incipit: 32176 55615 56712
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6389
Text: The Sun Is Sinking Fast
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Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
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Church Hymns and Tunes #27a

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Common Praise #24a

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Gloria Deo #45

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The Church and Home Hymnal #289

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The Church Hymnal #10b

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The Cyber Hymnal #6389

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The Lutheran Hymnary #564

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The New Baptist Praise Book #40

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The New Baptist Praise Book #40

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The New Children's Hymnal #5

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