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Although Come, ye thankful people, come (1844), by Henry Alford (1810-1871), as set to the tune St. Georges, Windsor (1858), by George Job Elvey (1816-1893), remains among the most popular congregational hymns in both Great Britain and the United States, negative criticism of Alfords overall hymnodic production has diminished severely his reputation as poet and hymnodist. To assist students and scholars of Victorian hymnody in understanding the success of one and the failings of the other, this monograph looks into the life and the work of Alfred, especially as it applies to congregational song and worship; examines the music and the language of Come, ye thankful people, come; and calls attention to specific remarks issued by critical commentators.. The answers might well lie in the realization that faith alone does not always produce quality poetry.
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