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To: AnAmericanMother
Great hymn. The only tune it should be sung to is Vaughn Williams's "King's Weston,"

No, excellent hymn. I tried to find a link to the tune in my usual sources but to no avail.

By the way, the Lutheran calendar has retained the Festival of the Holy Name on its traditional January 1 date.

10 posted on 01/06/2006 9:10:21 PM PST by lightman (The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be exorcised.)
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To: lightman
Tune's still under copyright, that's why you can't find it anywhere.

It is in the old (1940) Episcopal Hymnal at No. 356 (1st tune) and the new (1980) at 435.

The old tunes (Evelyn is one) are too square in meter for the text. King's Weston uses an irregular placement of the long and short notes to emphasize the natural rhythm of the text. Vaughn Williams was a very fine composer.

11 posted on 01/07/2006 5:41:49 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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