Earth and all stars
Earth and all stars. Herbert Brokering* (1926-2009).
Written for the 90th anniversary of St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, in 1964. Stulken (1981, p. 563) quotes Brokering as saying ‘I tried to gather into a hymn of praise the many facets of life which merge in the life of community. So there are references to building, nature, learning, family, war, festivity.’ This underestimates the particular language of this song, with its references to ‘Classrooms and labs! Loud boiling test tubes’, ‘Limestone and beams! Loud building workmen’ and ‘Athlete and band! Loud cheering people’. These and many others are urged to ‘Sing to the Lord a new song!’ The hymn, composed in an unusual 4.5.7 D...
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