Last week in church, the closing hymn was earth and all stars, one of my favorites and one that my daughter recently informed me was written in 1964 for the ninetieth anniversary of st. Singing the hymn, i thought the message was that earth and all stars. Sue mitchell wallace lists the hymn in her hymn prisms hope publishing co. Johnson is now available in a handbell arrangement from cph. Provided to youtube by cdbaby earth and all stars danny byram a legacy of hymns, vol. Earth and all stars behnke concordia publishing house.
O victory, loud shouting army, sing to the lord a new song. Flowers and trees, loud rustling leaves, sing to the lord a new song. Hail, wind, and rain, loud blowing snowstorms, sing to the lord a new song. All ages will enjoy this collection of songs by the author of earth and all stars and love, love, love. The modern hymn tune earth and all stars by david n. Includes over forty songs to childrens rhymes set to melodies known by young and old. All songbooks, a choir book for lent, a classic christmas caroling songbook, a new. Johnsons own setting of his tune, which, like the wyton piece, is published by augsburg. Bloomington, minnesota, november 7, 2009 was a lutheran pastor with german roots, an author of more than forty books, and a poet and hymn writer known especially for two hymn texts, earth and all stars and alleluia.
September earth and all stars let them praise the name of the lord. According to, brokering wrote his hymn in 1964 for the. Earth and all stars, loud rushing planets, sing to the lord a new song. Earth and all stars, hymn 412 uplifting the spirits. I sang the hymn growing up from the lutheran book of worship. Hope publishing company brings you the very latest in choral and handbell sheet music and music collections. All ages will enjoy this collection of songs by the author of earth and all. Recently an order of worship invited me to sing earth and all stars, a 1964 hymn appearing in over 20 hymnals. Earth and all stars is hymn 412 in the 1982 episcopal hymnbook. We try to learn new hymns in the church practicing before church before trying it out.
Earth, stars, trumpets, pipes, classrooms, bands, and wisdom are all reasons to praise god in this popular contemporary hymn, illustrated and brought to life in the midst of the city. The lyrics to earth and all stars were the brainchild of herbert brokering, a lutheran minister who died in 2009. The only artist who gives every bridesmaid her own story is the mormon. The hymn was initially published in 1968 as part of a folksong collection and finally made it into a lutheran hymnal in 1969. Hymn arrangement for organ on earth and all stars composed and played by jeffrey b. These creative, reassuring and beautiful texts can be sung to wellknown hymns and songs in worship, groups. It quotes psalm 96 which was part of the lectionary today, oct. Herb brokering, a treasure among hymn writers of our time, has selected 170 of the best of his hymn and song texts for this volume. Earth and all stars loud rushing planets ehymnbook.
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