Fidelity (Tune): Difference between revisions
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=Associated Lyrics= | =Associated Lyrics= | ||
*[[How Firm a Foundation]], attributed to [[Robert Keen]] (ca. 1787) | *[[How Firm a Foundation]], attributed to [[Robert Keen]] (ca. 1787) | ||
*[[O Boundless Salvation]] | *[[O Boundless Salvation]] | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 7 July 2010
General Information
- Copyright: public domain
Tune names and composer notes
- Latter-day Saints Psalmody, 1889 calls it 'Fidelity'; there is no composer information listed at this source (see the other bullets for more information)
- Note: the article takes this name since it is, so far, the earliest cited name for the tune—not because it is or is not the most popular or authentic.
- The Cyber Hymnal™ calls it 'My Jesus I Love Thee' but gives it as the tune for 'O Boundless Salvation'. This source names the composer "J. Ellis".
- The Worshiping Church, 1990 calls it 'Affection' but gives it as one of the tunes for 'My Jesus, I Love Thee'. This source says the tune is by "E. F. Miller, 19th C.".
- The Christian Life Hymnal, 2006 calls it 'Boundless Salvation', and gives it as the tune Booth's hymn of the same title ('incipit' 'O Boundless Salvation'). This source says "attr. J. Ellis, 19th c."
Associated Lyrics
- How Firm a Foundation, attributed to Robert Keen (ca. 1787)
- O Boundless Salvation
Poetic meters
- Metrically the tune is in the form 11 11 11 6 6 11, though it is described as "11 11 11 11 with repeats".
