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| + | '''''Forest Green''''' is a hymn tune which has been for nearly a century the usual tune for [[O Little Town of Bethlehem]] in Great Britain. In origin it is a [[folk tune]] usually called ''The Ploughboy's Dream''; it was arranged for hymnic use by [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] in ''[[The English Hymnal, 1906|The English Hymnal]]''. It is generally construed metrically as [[8 6 8 6 D]]. | ||
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| + | [[O Little Town of Bethlehem]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:42, 6 June 2007
Forest Green is a hymn tune which has been for nearly a century the usual tune for O Little Town of Bethlehem in Great Britain. In origin it is a folk tune usually called The Ploughboy's Dream; it was arranged for hymnic use by Ralph Vaughan Williams in The English Hymnal. It is generally construed metrically as 8 6 8 6 D.
