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The Curious Case of the Enigmatic Hymn Tune Name and 7 Things You Might Not Know About It

RILEY. KINGSFOLD. ORA LABORA. OASIS. CWM RHONDDA. VILLE DU HARVE. CANONBURY. DRONFIELD. TRURO. WELLESLEY. MARTYRDOM. Ok, before you think I’m babbling some kind of nonsense, let me tell you that the words above do have something in common, as irrelevant and different as they seem. That is they are names of hymn tunes. And in…

SDAH 010: Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Text 1Come, Christians, join to sing,Alleluia! Amen!Loud praise to Christ our King;Alleluia! Amen!Let all, with heart and voice,Before His throne rejoice;Praise is His gracious choice:Alleluia! Amen! 2Come, lift your hearts on high;Alleluia! Amen!Let praises fill the sky;Alleluia! Amen!He is our Guide and Friend;To us He’ll condescend;His love shall never end:Alleluia! Amen! 3Praise yet our Christ…