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Final Text:
Resolution Number:	1982-A093
Title:	Authorize The 1982 Hymnal for Use in the Church
Legislative Action Taken:	Concurred As Amended

Resolved, That The Hymnal, as reported by the Standing Commission on Church Music, be authorized and approved for use in this Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the work of the Commission be continued, with authority to perfect the details of its work and complete, for the benefit of the Church Pension Fund, pew and accompaniment editions of the revised Hymnal; and be it further

Resolved, That the publication of The Hymnal be committed to the Trustees of the Church Pension Fund for the benefit of that Fund.

With the addition of the following amendments, with errata:

I. RESTORATIONS FROM HYMNAL 1940.
	1. Hymn 141.	"My country, 'tis of thee."
	+2. Hymn 172.	"Now the day is over."
	3. Hymn 205.	"Wherefore, O Father."
	4. Hymn 243.	"I sing a song of the saints of God."
	5. Hymn 335.	"Glory be to Jesus."
	6. Hymn 369.	"Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove."
	7. Hymn 375.	"Breathe on me, Breath of God."
	8. Hymn 416.	"O for a closer walk with God," with addition of Cowper's original stanza 2:
			Where is the blessedness I knew
				when first I saw the Lord?
			Where is the soul-refreshing view
				of Jesus and his word?
	9. Hymn 432.	"I know not where the road will lead."
	10. Hymn 513.	"Almighty Father, strong to save," with the following changes:
		2.	O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain
			O'er which our traffic runs amain
			By mountain pass or valley low;
			*Wherever, Lord, thy people* go,**
				Protect them by thy guarding hand
			From every peril on the land.
		4.	O Trinity of love and power,
			*Our people* shield in danger's hour;**
			From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
			Protect them whereso'er they go;
				Thus evermore shall rise to thee
				*Glad praise from space, air, land and sea* .**
	11. Hymn 562.	"Stand up, stand up for Jesus," with following changes:
		*2.	Stand up, stand up, for Jesus;
				The trumpet call obey;
			Forth to the mighty conflict
				In this his glorious day:
			*Ye that are his* now serve him**
				Against unnumbered foes;
			Let courage rise with danger,
				And strength to strength oppose.
		4.	Stand up, stand up, for Jesus;
				The strife will not be long:
			This day, the noise of battle;
				The next, the victor's song.
			*To valiant hearts triumphant*
				A crown of life shall be;
			They with the King of glory
				Shall reign eternally.

	II. DELETIONS FROM PROPOSED TEXTS FOR THE HYMNAL 1982
	+1. Hymn 128.	"As from her bloodied breast the pelican."
	2. Hymn 141.	"Thy bitter anguish o'er."
	3. Hymn 274.	"May the grace of Christ our Savior" (Holy Eucharist version).
	4. Hymn 317.	"Hast thou not known."
	5. Hymn 553.	"He's got the whole world in his hands."
	6. Hymn 585.	"Domine, Domine."

	III. ALTERATIONS TO PROPOSED TEXTS FOR THE HYMNAL 1982
	1. Hymn 28.	Stanza 2, line 2: change "terror's" to "all ill."
	2. Hymn 39.	Stanza 2, line 1: change "nightwatch" to "watchmen."
		Stanza 2, line 4: change "the" to "her."
		Stanza 2, lines 11 and 12: change "Into the hall to join the wedding festival" to "and heed your call to come into the banquet hall." (Changes requested by translator).
	3. Hymn 51.	Stanza 2, line 3: change "man in one" to "Mary's son."
	4. Hymn 63.	Stanza 1, line 5: change "floweret" to "blossom."
	+5. Hymn 78.	Substitute text of Lutheran Hymnal.
	6. Hymn 80.	Stanza 2, line 7: change second "man" to "us."
	7. Hymn 117.	Stanza 4, line 1: change "self control" to "discipline."
		Stanza 4, line 2: change "discipline of" to "abstinence in."
	8. Hymn 126.	Stanza 1, line 2: change "That mortal judgment hath on thee descended" to "That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?"
	+9. Hymn 136.	Restore stanzas 3 and 4.
	10. Hymn 142.	Stanza 7, line 2: change "goes" to "will go."
	+11. Hymn 163.	Change line 1 to: "He is risen, He is risen!"
	12. Hymn 170.	Stanza 1, line 3: change "empty tomb" to "dark tomb Christ."
		Stanza 1, line 4: change "issued" to "burst forth."
	13. Hymn 194.	Stanza 1, line 3: "Cephas" to "Peter."
	14. Hymn 212.	*Add refrain: "Hail Mary, full of grace."**
	15. Hymn 239.	*Add stanzas 3 and 4 from Hymnal 1940* with indicated changes:**
			*3.	And then for those, our dearest and our best,
					By this prevailing presence we appeal;
				O fold them closer to thy mercy's breast!
					O do thine utmost for their souls' true weal!
				*From tainting mischief keep them pure* and clear,**
					And crown thy gifts with strength to persevere.
			*4.	And so we come; O draw us to thy feet
					Most patient Saviour, who canst love us still!
				*And by this food, so awesome* and so sweet,**
					Deliver us from every touch of ill:
			In thine own service make us glad and free,
			*And grant us nevermore to part from* thee.**
	16. Hymn 261.	Stanza 1, line 2: change "man" to "us."
	17. Hymn 285.	Line 1: change ";" to "."
		Line 2: delete "and"; capitalize "A" in "At."
	+18. Hymn 286.	Restore "on thine altar those. . . ."
	19. Hymn 288.	Stanza 3, line 4: change "A living sacrifice of thankful praise" to "Christ's one true sacrifice with thankful praise."
	20. Hymn 294.	Stanza 3, line 2: change "though the eye of sinful man" to "though the sinful human eye."
	21. Hymn 297.	Stanza 6, line 3: change "save mankind" to "set us free."
	22. Hymn 320.	Stanza 4, line 1: change second "reignest" to "rulest."
	+23. Hymn 351.	*Stanza 5, line 3: change "called man's" to "Mary's." Stanza 2, deleted in HD.**
	24. Hymn 368.	Stanza 2, line 3: change "mean" to "weak."
	25. Hymn 380.	Stanza 2, line 5: change "no" to "a."
	26. Hymn 381.	Stanza 4, line 1: change "men" to "hands."
	27. Hymn 385.	Stanza 4, line 1: change "seed" to "heirs."
	28. Hymn 437.	Stanza 2, line 1: change "To earth's every nation thy light shall be shown;" to "To nations of earth thy light shall be shown;"
	29. Hymn 453.	Stanza 5, line 2: change "make us" to "may we."
	30. Hymn 484.	*Add stanza 2 from Hymnal 1940* with changes indicated:**
			O aweful Love, which found no room
				In life where sin denied thee,
			And, doomed to death, must bring to doom
				*The powers* which crucified thee,**
			Till not a stone was left on stone,
				*And all those nations'* pride, o'erthrown,**
			Went down to dust beside thee!
	31. Hymn 486.	Stanza 5, line 3: change "O give us broader love for better seeing" to "Bind us in thine own love for better seeing."
	32. Hymn 507.	Stanza 2, line 4: change "each" to "a" (contingent on copyright approval).
	33. Hymn 562.	Stanza 5, line 2: change to "its children bears away."
	34. Hymn 592.	*Delete stanza 3 (This stanza is included in Hymnal 1940* #141, which has been restored).**
	35. Hymn 595.	*Restore stanza 2 from Hymn #142 in Hymnal 1940* .**

(+ indicates amendment made in the House of Deputies; other changes were made by the Committee prior to initial introduction in the House of Bishops.)

Citation:	General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-13.

Legislative History

Author:	The Standing Committee on Church Music
Originating House:	House of Bishops
Originating Committee:	Committee on Church Music

House of Bishops

Original Text of Resolution:

(A093)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the Hymnal, as reported by the Standing Commission on Church Music, be authorized and approved for use in this Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the work of the Commission be continued, with authority to perfect the details of its work and complete, for the benefit of The Church Pension Fund, pew and accompaniment editions of the revised Hymnal; and be it further

Resolved, That the publication of the Hymnal be committed to the Trustees of The Church Pension Fund for the benefit of that Fund.

Proposed Committee Amendment:

Not Currently Avaliable

On the third day, the Bishop Suffragan of Atlanta, Chairman of the Committee on Church Music, introduced the Standing Commission on Church Music to the House. The Rev. William Hale, Chairman of the Commission, addressed the House. The Rev. Dr. Charles Price was introduced to speak in behalf of the Theology Committee of the Commission.

The Committee moved the adoption of Resolution A-93A ( The Hymnal).

The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Iowa.

Without discussion, the resolution, as amended carried.

Motion carried

(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #30)

House of Deputies

The Rev. Edward Kryder, of Western New York, Chairman of the Committee on Church Music, presented the Committee's Report #2, on Resolution A-93A ( The Hymnal), recommending concurrence with House of Bishops Message #30.

The Committee on Church Music made itself available to the House to answer questions by the Deputies.

Deputy Fleming, of South Carolina, moved to amend the Special Order to extend time for questions by five minutes. A vote was called, a two-thirds majority being necessary.

Motion carried

Debate began on the main question.

The President called for amendments to Resolution A-93A.

MOTIONS TO RESTORE OR ADD TEXTS

Deputy Green, of Southern Virginia, offered an amendment to Hymn 380.

Ruled out of order

Deputy Espy, of Delaware, moved to restore Hymn 519 (1940), "Once to every man and nation."

Motion lost

Deputy Francis Maguire, of San Diego, moved to restore stanzas of a Hymn.

Ruled out of order

Deputy Ralph Stanwise, of Eau Claire, moved to restore Hymn 219 (1940) "Lord, pour thy Spirit."

Motion lost

Deputy William J. Skilton, of South Carolina, moved to restore Hymn 574 (1940), "Lord, speak to me."

Motion lost

Deputy Palmer, of Long Island, moved to restore stanzas of a hymn.

Ruled out of order

Deputy A. Hugo Blankingship, of Virginia, moved to restore Hymn 568 (1940), "On our way rejoicing," with such textual changes as the Committee might deem appropriate.

Motion lost

Deputy Richard M. Landis, of Maryland, moved to restore Hymn 536 (1940), "Turn back, O man."

Motion lost

A motion was made to extend the debate for an additional 10 minutes. Deputy John MacNaughton, of West Texas, moved an amendment to the motion to permit anyone who wished to offer an amendment be given time to do so. The amendment was accepted by the mover.

Motion carried

Debate continued.

Deputy Thomas Dailey, of Kentucky, moved that Hymn 172 (1940), "Now the day is over," be restored. A division was called for. The results were:

Yea--407

Nay--292

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Patterson Keller, of Wyoming, moved to restore Hymn 332 (1940), "Saviour, when in dust to thee."

Motion lost

Deputy Burrough, of Springfield, moved the addition of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Motion lost

Deputy Bob G. Rogers, of Lexington, moved to restore Hymn 233 (1940), "Jesus with thy Church abide."

Motion lost

Deputy Ralph Stanwise, of Eau Claire, moved to restore Hymn 169 (1940), "God, that madest earth and heaven."

Motion lost

Deputy Crane, of Milwaukee, moved to restore Hymn 438 (1940), "I need thee every hour."

Motion lost

Deputy Myles Edwards, of Delaware, moved to restore Hymn 299 (1940), "Sing praise to God, who spoke through man."

Motion lost

Deputy Donald Monson, of Arizona, moved to restore Hymn 553 (1940), "Go forward, Christian soldier."

Motion lost

Deputy Olson, of Minnesota, asked the President if it would be possible to vote on each of the hymns deleted. The President ruled the request to be impracticable.

Deputy A. Joseph Hopwood, of Minnesota, moved to restore Hymn 473 (1940), "High o'er the lonely hills."

Motion lost

Deputy White, of Western New York, moved to terminate debate on this section of the Special Order of Business.

Motion carried

MOTIONS TO DELETE TEXTS

Deputy Matthews, of Kansas, moved to delete Hymn 461.

Motion lost

Deputy Hunt of Milwaukee, moved that Hymn 128 be deleted.

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy R. L. Shoemaker, of Rio Grande, moved that Hymn 401 be deleted.

Motion lost

Deputy Crane, of Milwaukee, moved that Hymn 253 be deleted. There was no second to the motion.

Motion lost

MOTIONS TO EMEND TEXTS

Deputy J. M. Povey, of Western Massachusetts, moved that Hymn 581 be emended to restore the original text by Charles Wesley.

Motion lost

Deputy Albert H. Palmer, of Long Island, moved that Hymn 401 be emended by substituting "entry" for"return" in the second stanza.

Motion lost

Deputy Bonsey, of Hawaii, moved that Hymn 366 be emended in the fourth stanza.

Motion lost

Deputy Frederick E. Jessett, of Spokane, moved that Hymn 351 be emended by deleting the second stanza.

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Robert J. C. Brown, of Fond du Lac, moved that the original translation of the doxology be restored in the John Mason Neale hymns.

Motion lost

Deputy Fleming, of South Carolina, moved that the time for debate be extended by 10 minutes.

Motion lost

A motion was made that the six persons then at the microphones be given time to submit their amendments.

Motion carried

Deputy Francis Maguire, of San Diego, moved that Hymn 136 be emended by restoring stanzas 3 and 4, and that those stanzas be indicated with an asterisk.

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Chalfant, of Southern Ohio, moved that Hymn 370 be emended.

Motion lost

Deputy Espy, of Delaware, moved that Hymn 78 be emended by substituting the full text given in the Lutheran Hymnal (subject to obtaining copyright permission) for the text in the proposed Hymnal, 1982.

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Lynch, of Milwaukee, moved that Hymn 310 be emended.

Motion lost

Deputy Donald Langlois, of Eau Claire, moved to emend Hymn 286 by restoring the original line "on thine altar those...."

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Arthur W. Machen, of Maryland, moved that Hymn 163 be emended by changing the first line to read, "He is risen, He is risen!"

Motion carried

Amendment accepted

Deputy Philip Masquelette, of Texas, moved that the Special Rule of Order be suspended.

Motion lost

Deputy Rushing, of Massachusetts, moved that the time be extended an additional 10 minutes on Special Rule of Order 4(c).

Motion lost

Deputy Newell, of Ohio, moved a substitute resolution, authorizing trial use of the proposed Hymnal, 1982, in order that the entire Church might have the opportunity to be heard by the Standing Commission on Church Music.

Deputy Theresa Gillette, of Massachusetts, introduced an amendment to the substitute.

Ruled out of order

Debate followed on the substitute.

Amendment to substitute failed

Deputy Theresa Gillette, of Massachusetts, offered a substitute resolution, calling for further study of the proposed hymn texts, with emphasis on non-sexist language.

Deputy Masquelette, of Texas, moved that the House recess.

Motion lost

Deputy Tharp of Tennessee, moved that debate be terminated on the Gillette substitute resolution.

Amendment to substitute failed

A motion was made to suspend the Special Rule, and vote immediately on Resolution A-93A, as amended.

Motion lost

The deputations of Easton, Delaware, and Central Pennsylvania moved that a vote be taken by orders.

Motion carried

A vote by orders was taken --Ballot 8: Resolution A-93A, as amended.

On the fifth day the Secretary announced the results of Ballot #8:

Lay:		(Necessary 55)	Yes--105	No--1		Divided--3
Clerical:		(Necessary 56)	Yes--108	No--1		Divided--2

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #50)

House of Bishops

On the fifth day, the Secretary read

HD Message #50--A-93A, Proposed Text for The Hymnal, 1982.

The House concurred

(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #94)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 9.

Report Reference:	Standing Committee on Church Music, Reports to the 67th General Convention, 1982, pp. 203-220.
Abstract:	The 67th General Convention authorizes The Hymnal 1982.

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