⛪ St. Jude’s Country Parish & Hymnal Archive

Classical English Hymnody, Pastoral Scripture, Bell Tower Bells • 1874

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The Pastoral Heritage of St. Jude's

Nestled amid rolling oak pastures, St. Jude's Parish has welcomed travelers and families to Sunday worship since 1874. Our stone sanctuary and stained-glass chancel stand as enduring testaments to the power of community faith, sacred choral harmony, and pastoral reflection.

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
— Psalm 23:1-3 (King James Version)

Classical Hymnal Index & Meter Classification

Hymn Title	Author / Lyricist	Tune Name	Meter	First Published
Amazing Grace	John Newton	NEW BRITAIN	8.6.8.6 (Common Meter)	1779 (Olney Hymns)
Holy, Holy, Holy!	Reginald Heber	NICAEA	11.12.12.10	1826
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing	Robert Robinson	NETTLETON	8.7.8.7 D	1758
Abide with Me	Henry Francis Lyte	EVENTIDE	10.10.10.10	1847
All Creatures of Our God and King	St. Francis of Assisi / Draper	LASST UNS ERFREUEN	8.8.4.4.8.8 with Alleluias	1225 / 1919

The Art of Change Ringing in the Bell Tower

St. Jude's six bronze bells, cast by the Whitechapel Foundry, are hung for full-circle ringing. Bell ringers follow mathematical permutation methods (such as Plain Bob Minor and Grandsire Triples), ringing each bell in changing sequences without ever repeating a single row.