[When the glory of the Lord fills this holy temple]

[When the glory of the Lord fills this holy temple]

Composer: Richard Smallwood; Composer: William Gaither; Composer: Gloria Gaither
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: Richard Smallwood

Richard Smallwood (b. Washington, D.C., 1948), a composer, arranger, pianist, and innovator in the African American gospel style. Many of his arrangements of gospel hymns appear in Lift Every Voice and Sing (1981). Organized by Smallwood in 1967, the Richard Smallwood Singers have sung and recorded many of his arrangements. He remains their current director. Smallwood has a BM degree from Howard University, Washington, DC. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Composer: William Gaither

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Composer: Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, 1942) is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music. She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in 1942 in Michigan, a daughter of pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent most of her childhood and high school career in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company. When Sickal graduated from high school, she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. There, she triple majored in English, French, and Sociology. Upon her graduation, she took a job at Alexandria Monroe High School as a French teacher. There, she met Bill Ga… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [When the glory of the Lord fills this holy temple]
Composer: Richard Smallwood
Composer: William Gaither
Composer: Gloria Gaither
Incipit: 34555 55435 43213
Key: C Major
Copyright: © 1988, Gaither Music Co. and Century Oak/Richwood Music

Timeline

Instances

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African American Heritage Hymnal #165

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #607

Total Praise #159

Zion still Sings #86

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