Lucerna Laudoniæ is a hymn tune by
David Evans ("E. Arthur") (1874–1948), commonly used for the text
For the beauty of the earth, composed in 1927.
Composition and publication
Lucerna Laudoniæ was composed under the pseudonym "Edward Arthur" and published in the
Revised Church Hymnary in 1927.
It is said to have been inspired by the view from a hill near the composer's home town of
Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
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The copyright was held by Oxford University Press,
until copyright expired at the end of 2018.
Other uses
Although the hymn tune was written for the text
For the beauty of the earth, it has also more recently been used for ''Martyrs, you were Christ below'' in "Hymns for the Church" (the official hymnal of the Anglican Church of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
). It has also been used as an alternative tune for the text ''God of mercy, God of grace'' by
Henry Francis Lyte
Henry Francis Lyte (1 June 1793 – 20 November 1847) was an Anglican divine, hymnodist, and poet.
Biography Youth and education
Henry Francis Lyte was the second son of Thomas and Anna Maria (née Oliver) Lyte, whose family came originally fr ...
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References
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Hymn tunes
1927 songs