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Now begin the heavenly theme, | Now begin the heavenly theme, | ||
Sing aloud in Jesu's name; | Sing aloud in Jesu's name; | ||
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Strike aloud each joyful string, | Strike aloud each joyful string, | ||
Mortals join the host above, | Mortals join the host above, | ||
Join to praise redeeming love. | Join to praise redeeming love.}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:36, 6 April 2015
General information
Now begin the heavenly theme is a hymn of unknown authorship, which has been attributed to authors including Martin Madan and John Langford. It was included as hymn 69 in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns. "The authorship of this hymn is unknown. The earliest form in which it is found differs widely from that followed in modern hymnals. In 1763 it appeared in the Appendix to M. Madan's Psalms and Hymns, as No. 172... The hymn appeared in about fifty collections between 1763 and 1833, and in all it was given anonymously, except in that of Dobell, 1806, who quoted it as from Langford's Collection This reference is to the Hymns and Spiritual Songs published by John Langford (p. 639, ii.) in 1776, and in which the hymn appeared. In Langford's 2nd edition he marked all his own hymns with an asterisk, but this hymn is unmarked. This is clear evidence against his authorship."
Settings by composers
- Thomas Clark — Now begin the heavenly theme (Baltistan) English SATB
- Thomas Clark — Now begin the heavenly theme (Barham) English SATB
- Thomas Clark — Now begin the heavenly theme (Burton) English SATB
- Jeremiah Ingalls — Redeeming Love English STB
- Thomas Jarman — Now begin the heavenly theme (Triumph) English SATB
- Benjamin Milgrove — Now begin the heav'nly theme English SATB
- Daniel Read — Newark English SATB
Text and translations
English text Now begin the heavenly theme, |