tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736193675297294745.post3037688802895089251..comments2022-03-27T07:46:18.566-05:00Comments on All for Hymn: On the Eighth Day of Christmas: How Sweet the Name!IggyAntiochushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736193675297294745.post-68809363597561584882011-03-23T10:02:22.793-05:002011-03-23T10:02:22.793-05:00Oh, and Edelweiss totally took me by surprise! It...Oh, and Edelweiss totally took me by surprise! It seems that the estate of Richard Rodgers is rather protective of the original Edelweiss text and tune. Even though Oscar Hammerstein wrote the tune, under this copyright it is only to be sung with this text.<br /><br />http://www.gbod.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=nhLRJ2PMKsG&b=5471541&ct=4203505<br /><br />They ought not have placed it in the movie as though it were a time-honored folk song! It leaves the distinct impression that the tune has been around longer than the movie. So much so that I didn't even think about it until now.<br /><br />Apart from the link, there is also the fairly common table blessing "Bless this house, bless this food..." Who knew we were breaking international law by singing that before dinner???<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by.IggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736193675297294745.post-52864633580877053802011-03-23T09:51:48.072-05:002011-03-23T09:51:48.072-05:00Thanks for your comments, Robert! Great question....Thanks for your comments, Robert! Great question. I had to thumb through my hymnals for the question on the Salvation Army hymn. That tune is DUNDEE and not ST. PETER. Texts that are paired with this tune include: <br /><br />*God Moves in A Mysterious Way<br />*You Are the Way, through You Alone<br />*Almighty God, Thy Word Is Cast<br />*O Thou Whose Feet Have Climbed Life's Hill <br /><br />Of course, for some of these the language flips between Elizabethan and Modern English, depending on the hymnal. That last one is not familiar to me. The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) shows Louis F Benson (born 1891) as the author. It also cites the Scottish Psalter (1615) for the tune.IggyAntiochushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448305182789845259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736193675297294745.post-50532067633530042042011-03-23T09:22:43.624-05:002011-03-23T09:22:43.624-05:00Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. I posted an article...Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. I posted an article on Newton's hymn today, which brought me here for a visit. My! Quite a variety of interesting renditions! I'm most used to the tune St. Peter, of course. Ortonville I've more often used with "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned." <br /><br />But Edelwiess? Interesting! It has the structure of a hymn tune, and I've often wondered if sacred words could be set to it. It sounds fine, with minor adjustments to the metre. (I suppose there could be copyright issues, if one tried to publish this.)<br /><br />Enjoyed the Salvation Army arrangement too. Couple of things about it. I wonder why they pronounced "ah believer's ear" as "ay believer's ear." Sounds a little odd. Also, I notice you list the tune as St. Peter, but the opening bars are different. Is that a common variation on the tune?roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435373461292769832noreply@blogger.com