February 24, 2008 [Third Sunday in Lent] 
‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’ (1989) Page 89
Words: Henry van Dyke (1852 - 1933) Music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’ comes from the ‘Poems of Henry van Dyke’ from 1911. Henry van Dyke (no…no relation to Dick), was recognized as one of the ablest Presbyterian preachers and leading liturgy figures in this country. In addition to achieving fame as a preacher, he served as a professor of literature at Princeton University from 1900 – 1923, was the moderator of his denomination, became a Navy chaplain during World War I, and represented the United States as an ambassador to Holland and Luxembourg under an appointment by President Wilson.
According to Tertius van Dyke, the son of the author, this hymn was written in 1907 while his father was on a preaching visit to Williams College, in Massachusetts. Coming down to breakfast, he placed the manuscript before President Garfield, saying:
“Here is a hymn for you. Your mountains (the Berkshires) were my inspiration. It must be sung to the music of Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy, the finale to the Ninth Symphony. It is one of the classical American hymns of praise to God for the beauties and wonders of nature. It is a joyous outpouring of the soul’s response to the beauty of creation seen in nature and in the lives of the redeemed.”
Meanwhile…1989…19 years ago…in the United States…
President: George H. W. Bush…V.P.: J. Danforth Quayle
Bread: 67¢/loaf, Milk: 54¢/qt., Stamp: 25¢, Min. Wage: $3.35/hr.
Best Picture: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
Eastern Airlines filed for bankruptcy
Germans began demolishing the Berlin Wall
Billy Graham given a star on Hollywood Boulevard
Rev. Jim Bakker sentenced to 50 years in prison for fraud
‘42nd Street’ musical closed in NYC after 3,486 performances
The Walden Galleria Mall was opened in Cheektowaga
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’ (1989) Page 89
Words: Henry van Dyke (1852 - 1933) Music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’ comes from the ‘Poems of Henry van Dyke’ from 1911. Henry van Dyke (no…no relation to Dick), was recognized as one of the ablest Presbyterian preachers and leading liturgy figures in this country. In addition to achieving fame as a preacher, he served as a professor of literature at Princeton University from 1900 – 1923, was the moderator of his denomination, became a Navy chaplain during World War I, and represented the United States as an ambassador to Holland and Luxembourg under an appointment by President Wilson.
According to Tertius van Dyke, the son of the author, this hymn was written in 1907 while his father was on a preaching visit to Williams College, in Massachusetts. Coming down to breakfast, he placed the manuscript before President Garfield, saying:
“Here is a hymn for you. Your mountains (the Berkshires) were my inspiration. It must be sung to the music of Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy, the finale to the Ninth Symphony. It is one of the classical American hymns of praise to God for the beauties and wonders of nature. It is a joyous outpouring of the soul’s response to the beauty of creation seen in nature and in the lives of the redeemed.”
Meanwhile…1989…19 years ago…in the United States…
President: George H. W. Bush…V.P.: J. Danforth Quayle
Bread: 67¢/loaf, Milk: 54¢/qt., Stamp: 25¢, Min. Wage: $3.35/hr.
Best Picture: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
Eastern Airlines filed for bankruptcy
Germans began demolishing the Berlin Wall
Billy Graham given a star on Hollywood Boulevard
Rev. Jim Bakker sentenced to 50 years in prison for fraud
‘42nd Street’ musical closed in NYC after 3,486 performances
The Walden Galleria Mall was opened in Cheektowaga
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
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