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::*The Catholic (Dominican) [[Summit Choirbook]], 1983, gives Slane as the second tune for a [[John Mason Neale|J. M. Neale]] (alt.) text, for the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael—no wonder we poor Baptists and Mormons don't know this one! ;-) —beginning [[Stars of the Morning, So Gloriously Bright]]; Neale translated the text from a 9th-century original (in Greek?) by [[St. Joseph the Hymnographer]]. The text is not under copyright (Neale died comfortably long in the past), though the arrangement of Slane by Martin Shaw (d. 1958) is still protected, probably by Oxford. They do not have "Be Thou My Vision".
 
::*The Catholic (Dominican) [[Summit Choirbook]], 1983, gives Slane as the second tune for a [[John Mason Neale|J. M. Neale]] (alt.) text, for the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael—no wonder we poor Baptists and Mormons don't know this one! ;-) —beginning [[Stars of the Morning, So Gloriously Bright]]; Neale translated the text from a 9th-century original (in Greek?) by [[St. Joseph the Hymnographer]]. The text is not under copyright (Neale died comfortably long in the past), though the arrangement of Slane by Martin Shaw (d. 1958) is still protected, probably by Oxford. They do not have "Be Thou My Vision".
 
::*[[A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools, 1992]], published by the Yale University Press, sets three texts to Slane: "Lord of All Hopefulness", "Be Thou My Vision" '''''and''''' a text beginning [[Christ Be My Leader]] by Anglican hymnist (Bishop) [[Timothy Dudley-Smith]], © 1964 by Hope Publishing Company.  
 
::*[[A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools, 1992]], published by the Yale University Press, sets three texts to Slane: "Lord of All Hopefulness", "Be Thou My Vision" '''''and''''' a text beginning [[Christ Be My Leader]] by Anglican hymnist (Bishop) [[Timothy Dudley-Smith]], © 1964 by Hope Publishing Company.  
--[[User:Haruo|Haruo]] 19:22, 27 July 2007 (MDT)
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::--[[User:Haruo|Haruo]] 19:22, 27 July 2007 (MDT)

Latest revision as of 19:23, 27 July 2007

My computer doesn't have speakers, so I can't tell if the "piano version" mp3 has sung text, or just the tune. If just the tune, the link to the mp3 should be at the article on Slane rather than Be Thou My Vision, even if the mp3 title indicates otherwise. IMHO. --Haruo 01:17, 6 June 2007 (MDT)

Good point. It is just the tune. It should be noted, though (and I do still agree with you), that the tune slightly differs with Be Thou My Vision and Take Time to Be Holy (and so does the meter). I generally prefer the tune used with Take Time to Be Holy, but I think the lyrics to Be Thou My Vision are more aesthetically appealing. Are there other hymns that use this tune? Veramet 18:36, 27 July 2007 (MDT)
Leafing through the hymnals that surround me at the moment, I find that
--Haruo 19:22, 27 July 2007 (MDT)