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29: 168:, in order to fill required spaces in the hymnal for feast days and promote newer hymns. "Long Ago, Prophets Knew" was one of around 50 hymns written after 1950 to be included in the collection of 506 hymns. Though the carol was written for Advent, it has also been used as a 206:
was also written to tie into the chorus of "ring bells, ring, ring, ring!" The carol was an example of a modern hymn that utilised an older style of including a repetitive monosyllable in the chorus.
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services being prioritised, "Long Ago, Prophets Knew" was included at the behest of the former
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minister Fred Pratt Green in 1970 at the behest of John Wilson. It was self-published in his "
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use the carol in connection with Bible readings from
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Long Ago, Prophets Knew, Christ would come born a Jew
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Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir
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Nativity
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Duccio
Hymn
Composer(s)
Gustav Holst
Lyricist(s)
Fred Pratt Green
Advent
Fred Pratt Green
Methodist
Church of England
Hymns Ancient and Modern – New Standard
The New English Hymnal
Eucharist
Archdeacon of Hackney
George Timms
Christmas carol
Baptists
2 Samuel
Romans 16
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Personent hodie
handbells
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"Long Ago, Prophets Knew"

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