72 Today Be Joy in Every Heart
Frederick L. Hosmer, 1840-1929
A hymn of Christmas peace.
The author, Frederic L. Hosmer, one of America’s foremost hymn writers, was born in Framingham, Mass., and died in Berkeley, Calif. He was educated at Harvard University and Divinity School and served as minister of Unitarian churches in Northboro, Mass., Quincy, Ill., Cleveland, O., St. Louis, Mo., and Berkeley, Calif. At least 35 of his hymns have come into more or less use in this country and in England. The Hymnary includes thirteen, a larger number than of any other writer except Wesley and Watts.
MUSIC. DORKING, an English folk tune of anonymous composition, as all folk tunes are, has characteristic grace of melody and strength of rhythm.