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Play “There Is a Book That All May Read”
Free same-meter accompaniment for There Is a Book That All May Read (John Keble): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 5 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ST. ANNE (William Croft), a Common Meter (8.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1There is a book that all may read,
- Which heavenly truth imparts;
- And all the lore its scholars need,
- And all the lore its scholars need,
- Pure eyes and Christian hearts.
- 2The works of God above, below,
- Within us, and around,
- Are pages in that book, to show
- How God himself is found.
- 3The glorious sky, embracing all,
- Is like the Maker's love,
- Wherewith encompassed, great and small,
- In peace and order move.
- 4The dew of heaven is like thy grace,
- It steals in silence down;
- But where it falls, the favored place
- By richest fruits is known.
- 5Thou who has given me eyes to see,
- And love for what is fair,
- Give me a heart to find out thee,
- And read thee everywhere.
About this music
ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the There Is a Book That All May Read page.
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