Favourite Hymns

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1O Worship the King (Hanover)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O worship the King (descant by Gray)
lyricist:
Sir Robert Grant (British politician and writer)
additional composer:
Alan Gray (organist and composer)
composer:
William Croft (English composer & organist)
version of:
O worship the King (hymn to tune Hanover)
3:20
2Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
lyricist:
John Greenleaf Whittier
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1888)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 353)
4:00
3The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Dominus Regit Me)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (tune Dominus regit me)
lyricist:
Henry W. Baker
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer)
is based on:
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Lyrics only)
2:59
4Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
arranger:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
lyricist:
Francesco d’Assisi (Francis of Assisi)
composer and translator:
Sebastian Temple
publisher:
Oregon Catholic Press
3:44
5I Vow to Thee My Country (Thaxted)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Vow to Thee, My Country
lyricist:
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice (in 1918)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1921)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Rive Droite Music Ltd.
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 148)
2:30
6Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
arranger:
Erik Routley
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Be Thou My Vision (English translation of traditional Irish hymn)
lyricist:
6th or 8th Century Irish Hymn ([traditional], special purpose artist)
composer:
Irish Folk melody ([traditional], special purpose artist)
additional translator:
Eleanor Hull (helped translate “Be Thou My Vision”) (from 1912 to present)
translator:
Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Irish linguist) (from 1905 to present)
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd. and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 339)
is based on:
Rop Tú Mo Baile (Old Irish hymn)
is based on:
Slane (Hymn tune based on Irish folk melody)
2:48
7Who Would True Valour See (Monks Gate)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
2:20
8Abide With Me (Eventide)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
4:30
9Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Love divine, all loves excelling (Hymn, tune “Blaenwern”)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
William Penfro Rowlands
is based on:
Blaenwern (hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (hymn, no specified tune)
3:32
10May the Grace of Christ (Studland)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
1:22
11Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
2:46
12Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
lyricist:
William Whiting (in 1860)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
3:03
13Give Rest, O Christ
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
4:24
14O Thou Who Camest From Above (Hereford)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O thou who camest from above
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 431)
is based on:
Hereford (Hymn tune)
2:17
15O God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O God, our help in ages past (hymn to tune St. Anne)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
William Croft (English composer & organist) (in 1708)
2:31
16Praise to the Holiest (Gerontius)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Praise to the Holiest (hymn to tune Gerontius)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1868)
version of:
Praise to the Holiest in the height (Hymn to the tune 'Chorus Angelorum')
2:50
17The Day Thou Gavest (St. Clement)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
lyricist:
John Ellerton (hymn writer)
composer:
Reverend Clement Cotterill Scholefield
2:43
18I Would Be True (Air From Country Derry)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I would be true
lyricist:
Howard Walter
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
1:28
19Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (Westminster Abbey)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Christ is made the sure foundation
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
translator:
John Mason Neale (in 1851)
3:50
20O Praise Ye the Lord (Laudate Dominum)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O Praise ye the lord! (Laudate Dominum)
lyricist:
Henry Williams Baker
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett
2:38

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