Tune: ST. BRENDAN'S

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ST. BRENDAN'S

Composer: Peter Scholtes (1966)
Published in 61 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	My Jesus, I Love Thee (Hymns of Introspe…

Choral
	They'll Know We Are Christians

Instrumental
	Sunday Evening Jazz - Full Score and Ins…

Composer: Peter Scholtes

Peter Scholtes (1938–2009) Peter was born in Evanston, Illinois and grew up in Oak Park, where he attended Ascension School and Fenwick High School before studying at Quigley and St. Mary of the Lake-Mundelein seminaries. He earned his Masters in Adult Education and Organization Development at Boston University. Peter wrote the hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" while he was a parish priest at St. Brendan's on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s. At the time, he was leading a youth choir out of the church basement and was looking for an appropriate song for a series of ecumenical, interracial events. When he couldn't find such a song, he wrote the now-famous hymn in a single day. His experiences at St. Brendan's, a… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	ST. BRENDAN'S
Composer:	Peter Scholtes (1966)
Meter:	7.6.7.6.8.6
Incipit:	57117 13571 17115
Key:	f minor
Copyright:	© 1966 F.E.L. Publications, assigned to The Lorenz Corp., 1991

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Texts

They'll Know We Are Christians

Somos uno en espíritu

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Timeline

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Piano/Organ My Jesus, I Love Thee (Hymns of Introspection for Organ) MORNING HAS BROKEN (for Piano) My Jesus, I Love Thee (Hymns of Introspection for Organ) More Piano/Organ...
Choral They'll Know We Are Christians They'll Know We Are Christians They'll Know We Are Christians More Choral...
Instrumental Sunday Evening Jazz - Full Score and Instrumental Parts More Instrumental...
Handbells They'll Know We Are Christians Ring New Songs to the Lord, Vol. 2 (easy settings of praise and worship songs blended with traditional hymns) Ring New Songs to the Lord, Vol. 2 (easy settings of praise and worship songs blended with traditional hymns) More Handbells...

Organ Solo

Mark Hayes Miniatures for Organ
Composer/Editors Mark Hayes; Marvin J. Gaspard
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 42
Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists Volume 5 Pentecost and Trinity: 27 Original Pieces on hymns for Pentecost and Trinity
Composer/Editors Rebecca Groom Te Velde; David Blackwell; David Schelat
Published By: Oxford University Press (2016) pp. 75
Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists Volume 5 Pentecost and Trinity: 27 Original Pieces on hymns for Pentecost and Trinity
Composer/Editors Rebecca Groom Te Velde; David Blackwell; David Schelat
Published By: Oxford University Press (2016) pp. 75
Easy Organ Library Volume 58
Composer/Editors Peter Scholtes; Lyndell Leatherman
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 22
The Organist Volume 118 Number 4 September October 2014: The Service Music Companion for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 22
Holy Is the Lord: Treasured Hymns Old and New For Organ
Composer/Editor Lyndell Leatherman
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 9
My Jesus, I Love Thee: Hymns of Introspection for Organ
Composer/Editors James Southbridge; Peter Scholtes; Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 29
The Organist Volume 105 Number 3 July August 2001: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Carol M. Johnson; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2001) pp. 90
The Easy Organ Collection: Hymn Settings for Organ
Composer/Editors Mark Barnard; Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1998) pp. 9
Organ Music for a Month of Sundays: Preludes Offertories Postludes
Composer/Editors Eugene McCluskey; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1995) pp. 6
Contemporary Christian Classics for Organ
Composer/Editors Lani Smith; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 5
Easy Organ Library Volume 16: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 29
For All the Saints: For Organ
Composer/Editor Dorothy Wells
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 18
The Organ Portfolio Volume 56 Number 3 January 1993: A Bi-monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 24
The Organist Volume 97 Number 4 September 1993: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors James Mansfield; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 29
The Organist Volume 97 Number 4 September 1993: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors James Mansfield; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 29
The Organist Volume 97 Number 4 September 1993: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors James Mansfield; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 29
The Organ Portfolio Volume 44 Number 4 April 1981: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Lani Smith; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1981) pp. 42
Morning Has Broken: For Organ
Composer/Editor John F. Wilson
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1976) pp. 28
He's Everything to Me
Composer/Editors Peter Scholtes; Fred Bock
Published By: Gentry Publications - Theodore Presser Co. (1973) pp. 18
Preludes for Saints and Sinners
Composer/Editor Alex Wyton
Published By: Agape (1973) pp. 13
Preludes and Postludes Volume 1: General Postludes
Composer/Editor Wilbur C. Held
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1972) pp. 8
Two Folk-Hymn Preludes: Organ Settings by Philip Gehring
Composer/Editor Philip Gehring
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1972) pp. 4
4 Hymns for the Organ
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1971) pp. 2
Four Hymns for the Organ
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1971) pp. 2

Piano Solo

Mark Hayes Miniatures: Short Selections for the Church Pianist
Composer/Editor Mark Hayes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2016) pp. 52
Keyboard Worship & Praise Volume 7 Number 3 January February March 2014: The Best of Christian Music for Today's Church
Composer/Editors Larry Shackley; Edward Broughton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 30
The Church Pianist Volume 18 Number 6 July August 2002: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors David Sarandon; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2002) pp. 14
Creative Keyboard's Complete Church Pianist: Hymn Arrangements for Every Occasion
Composer/Editor Gail Smith
Published By: Creative Keyboard Publications (2000) pp. 106
Contemporary Christian Classics for Piano
Composer/Editors Peter Scholtes; Edward Broughton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 10
The Church Pianist Volume 10 Number 3 January February 1994: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 26
Morning Has Broken: For Piano
Composer/Editor John F. Wilson
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1977) pp. 18
Ron Boud Piano Stylings
Composer/Editor Ron Boud
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1972) pp. 8

Piano and Organ Duet

Spirituals and Hymns: For Organ and Piano
Composer/Editor Dorothy Wells
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 2
Keyboard Duets for Organ and Piano
Composer/Editor Fred Bock
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1973) pp. 12

Organ or Piano

Pentatonic Hymn Settings: Easy Arrangements for Organ or Piano
Composer/Editor Arthur Frackenpohl
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2017) pp. 6

Voices: Vocal Solo

Best of Sacred Songs 1970 Edition: A Collection of Sacred Songs for Piano / Vocal
Composer/Editors Fred Bock; Peter Scholtes
Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1969) pp. 34

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