How Wonderful the Three-in-One

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Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #360
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Author: Brian A. Wren

Brian Wren (b. Romford, Essex, England, 1936) is a major British figure in the revival of contemporary hymn writing. He studied French literature at New College and theology at Mansfield College in Oxford, England. Ordained in 1965, he was pastor of the Congregational Church (now United Reformed) in Hockley and Hawkwell, Essex, from 1965 to 1970. He worked for the British Council of Churches and several other organizations involved in fighting poverty and promoting peace and justice. This work resulted in his writing of Education for Justice (1977) and Patriotism and Peace (1983). With a ministry throughout the English-speaking world, Wren now resides in the United States where he is active as a freelance lecturer, preacher, and full-time h… Go to person page >

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First Line: How wonderful the Three-in-One
Title: How Wonderful the Three-in-One
Author: Brian A. Wren
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1989, Hope Publishing Co.
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Tune

PROSPECT (Graham)


ROCKINGHAM (Miller)

According to Chris Fenner of Hymnology Archive, Edward Miller arranged a hymn tune "which first appeared under the name TUNBRIDGE in Musica Sacra: Being a choice collection of psalm and hymn tunes...as they are used in the Right Hon. the Countess of Huntingdon’s Chapels, in Bath, Bristol, &c.…

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PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

PUER NOBIS is a melody from a fifteenth-century manuscript from Trier. However, the tune probably dates from an earlier time and may even have folk roots. PUER NOBIS was altered in Spangenberg's Christliches GesangbUchlein (1568), in Petri's famous Piae Cantiones (1582), and again in Praetorius's (P…

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Gather (3rd ed.) #563

Gather (3rd ed.) #563
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Gather Comprehensive #472

Gather Comprehensive #472
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Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #488

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #488
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Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #470

Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #470
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Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #449

Journeysongs (3rd ed.) #449
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New Wine In Old Wineskins #30

New Wine In Old Wineskins #30
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One in Faith #656

One in Faith #656
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #360

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #360
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RitualSong #618

RitualSong #618
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Worship (4th ed.) #550

Worship (4th ed.) #550
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