Hymn: When Morning Gilds the Skies
First published in 1828 in a German Catholic songbook, this
hymn was titled “A Christian Greeting.” Edward Caswall, who organized it into
six four-line stanzas with a double refrain, translated it to English in 1854.
He later added eight more stanzas for an 1858 publication. Robert Bridges said
this hymn “is of great merit, and I have tried to give a better version of it
than the current one [Caswall’s], keeping the original meter, and preserving
the old translation, since it is by them that the hymn is known.” The tune
LAUDES DOMINI was written by Joseph Barnby for Caswall’s translation.
Hymn: Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!
The text was written by Brian Dill in 1988 for a competition
held by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Bicentennial Committee. The theme of
the bicentennial year (June 1988-June 1989) was “Celebrate the Journey.” Dill’s
hymn was the first-place winner and was designated “The Bicentennial Hymn.”
Hymn: Come Sing to God
Fred Anderson wrote this paraphrase of Psalm 30 for use in
Pine Street Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was published in Singing Psalms of Joy and Praise (1986),
a collection of Anderson’s metrical psalms.
Anthem: Psalm 139
Allen Pote is a native Kansan and studied Church Music at
Texas Christian University. He was named a Fulbright Scholar and took his
studies to Brussels, Belgium before returning to the States and pursuing
further academic work at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a
full-time church musician for 22 years before committing most of his time to
composition.
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