I sing a song of the saints of God

I sing a song of the saints of God. Lesbia Lesley Scott* (1898-1986). This was one of several hymns by Scott written for her own children, and first published in a booklet by the Society of SS Peter and Paul as Everyday Hymns for Children (London and New York, 1929). It was printed in H40, where it was given a lively tune, GRAND ISLE, composed for this hymn in the Layman’s Magazine of the Living Church (1940) by John Henry Hopkins (1861-1945). It was named after the community on the island in Lake Champlain, where the composer lived in retirement (The Hymnal 1940 Companion, 1949, p. 164). The hymn has remained popular in the USA with this tune, and is found in H82, in UMH, and later...