English Hymns

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1Jerusalem
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
William Blake3:11
2Amazing Grace
choir vocals:
The Korean Orphan Choir
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
John Newton1:35
3Nearer, my God, to Thee
choir vocals:
Salvation Army Singers
recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
Sarah Flower Adams3:57
4Lead, Kindly Light
vocals:
Temple Quartet
recording of:
Lead, Kindly Light
lyricist:
John Henry Newman
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer)
John Henry Newman3:17
5All Things Bright and Beautiful
choir vocals:
Greenbank Children's Choir
recording of:
All Things Bright And Beautiful
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
composer:
William Henry Monk
Cecil Frances Alexander2:21
6Praise my Soul
choir vocals:
Howden Minster Choir
Henry Francis Lyte2:55
7Faith of our Fathers
choir vocals:
Choir of the Church of the Resurrection, Dublin
Frederick W. Faber1:48
8Abide with Me
choir vocals:
Salvation Army Singers
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)
Henry Francis Lyte5:20
9Rock of Ages
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady2:22
10The King of Love
choir vocals:
Salvation Army Singers
Sir Henry Williams Baker2:55
11When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
choir vocals:
Salvation Army Singers
Isaac Watts3:31
12Onward, Christian Soldiers
vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Sabine Baring-Gould1:21
13Eternal Father, Strong to Save
choir vocals:
Salvation Army Singers
recording of:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
lyricist:
William Whiting (in 1860)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
William Whiting2:31
14For all the Saints
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church
recording of:
For All the Saints (tune: Sine nomine)
lyricist:
Bishop William Walsham How
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
William How2:53
15O God, Our Help
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
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)
Isaac Watts3:18
16O Perfect Love
choir vocals:
The London Emmanuel Choir
recording of:
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
lyricist:
Dorothy Frances Gurney
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor)
Dorothy Frances Gurney3:04
17There is a Green Hill
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church
recording of:
There Is a Green Hill Far Away (hymn)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
composer:
William Horsley
Cecil Frances Alexander1:58
18Jesu, Lover of my Soul
recording of:
Jesu, Lover of My Soul (hymn with tune ‘Aberystwyth’)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Joseph Parry (in 1879)
version of:
Aberystwyth (hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Jesus, Lover of My Soul (hymn without a specified tune)
John Wesley1:16
19Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
choir vocals:
Howden Minster Choir
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)
John Greenleaf Whittier3:36
20Now the Day is over
vocals:
Temple Quartette
recording of:
Now the Day Is Over (Hymn)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Sir Joseph Barnby (English composer and conductor) (in 1868)
Sabine Baring-Gould2:59