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MONKLAND

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 248 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Antes; John B. Wilkes Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 13534 56713 32176 Used With Text: Christ Is Risen From The Dead

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Christ is risen from the dead, He has set his people free

Author: William Newton Hymnal: Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d39 (1879) Languages: English

Christ is risen from the dead, He has set his people free

Author: William Newton Hymnal: Book of Common Praise #d75 (1915) Languages: English

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William Newton

1818 - 1893 Author of "Christ Is Risen From The Dead" in The Cyber Hymnal Newton, William. Member of the 1884 Hymnal Committee of the Reformed Episcopal Church. --Leonard Ellinwood, DNAH Archives Rev. William Newton, D. D., pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church of West Chester (Pennsylvania), was a poet of much ability, and the author of a number of books upon religious and scientific subjects. The Poets and Poetry of Chester County, Pennsylvania by George Johnston (J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1890)

John Antes

1740 - 1811 Composer of "MONKLAND" in The Cyber Hymnal John Antes (b. Frederick, PA, 1740; d. Bristol, England, 1811) was a missionary, watchmaker, business manager, and composer. Born near the Moravian community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was trained at the Moravian boys' school and later received religious education and further training as a watchmaker in Herrnhut, Germany. From 1770 to 1781 he served as a missionary in Egypt and from 1783 until his death was the business manager of the Moravian community in Fulneck, England. Although music was his avocation, Antes was a fine composer and musician. Among his compositions are a number of anthems, several string trios, and over fifty hymn tunes. Bert Polman

John B. Wilkes

1785 - 1869 Arranger of "MONKLAND" in The Cyber Hymnal John Bernard Wilkes (1785-1869). Not to be confused with John Wilkes (?-1882).
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