The Hymns Album, Vol. 2 y Abide with Me (Eventide) William Henry Monk [3.46] u O Perfect Love Joseph Barnaby (1838-1896) [2.12] i The Lord is my Shepherd Will Todd (b. 1970) [3.47] 1 Thy Hand, O God, has Guided (Thornbury) Basil Harwood (1859-1949), arr. Darius Battiwalla [2.24] o When I Survey the Wondrous cross (Rockingham) Edward Miller (1731-1807) [3.11] 2 All Things Bright and Beautiful William Henry Monk (1823-1889) [2.27] p Alleluya, Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol) Richard Huw Pritchard (1811-1887) [3.47] 3 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Cwm Rhondda) John Hughes (1873-1932) [2.32] a Come ye Thankful People, George Elvey (1816-1893) [2.49] 4 How Firm a Foundation, Samuel Jarvis (d.1785) [1.53] Come (St George’s Windsor) O Saints of the Lord (Montgomery) s I am the Bread of Life Suzanne Toolan (b. 1927), arr. Pulkingham [3.20] 5 Praise my Soul the King of Heaven (Lauda Anima) John Goss (1800-1880), arr. Battiwalla [2.24] d O Praise ye the Lord (Laudate Dominum) Hubert Parry (1848-1918) [2.12] 6 Amazing Grace (New Britain) Traditional, arr. Richard Wilberforce (b. 1984) [3.28] f All Creatures of our God Traditional, arr. Battiwalla [2.48] 7 Be Still, For the Presence of the Lord David Evans (b. 1957), arr. Simon Mold [2.31] and King (Lasst uns erfreuen) 8 Father We Love You Donna Adkins (b. 1940) [2.18] Total timings: [66.52] 9 Make me a Channel of your Peace Sebastian Temple (b. 1928), arr. Betty Pulkingham [2.15] 0 O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded (Passion Chorale) Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), harm. JS Bach [4.04] q Lift High the Cross (Crucifer) Sidney Hugo Nicholson (1875-1947) [3.07] w Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord) Patrick Appleford (b. 1924) [2.18] e Good Christians All (Vulpius) Melchior Vulpius (c.1570-1615), arr. Battiwalla [2.06] HUDDERSFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY r The God of Abraham Praise (Leoni) Meyer Lyon (d.1797), arr. Battiwalla [2.26] GREGORY BATSLEER CHORAL DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR ALISON NORTH YOUTH CHOIRS DIRECTOR t The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended (St Clement) Clement Scholefield (1839-1904), arr. Battiwalla [2.43] CHRISTOPHER STOKES ORGANIST (Tracks 7 & 18 – JANE ROBERTSON PIANIST) www.signumrecords.com Hymns are part of our national culture, available subsequently one of the best-selling books Henry Francis Lyte and music by John Goss appeared inconspicuously in a little booklet to believers and non-believers alike. Some of of its kind. Drawing upon verses from the (1800-1880). Goss, who was a boy chorister used at a pastors’ conference, before its the most popular hymn-tunes – such as O Apostles’ Creed and a particular verse from of the Chapel Royal, later organist at St Pauls, publication in 1981 in the collection Praise 5. Sacred Head, Sore Wounded or Good Christians Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, was one of the most distinguished of early All – are over four hundred years old, while the text of All Things Bright and Beautiful first Victorian church composers. His other widely The hymn Make me a Channel of your Peace others date from the latter half of the 20th appeared in 1848 in Mrs Cecil Alexander’s popular hymn-melody is the carol See, Amid is based on words wrongly attributed to St century. Many composers, including such Hymns for Little Children. the Winter’s Snow. Francis of Assisi. In fact the prayer’s first diverse figures as Bach and Charles Ives, have appearance, in 1912, seems to have been in incorporated hymn-tunes in their major works, The hymn-tune for Guide Me, O Thou Great Amazing Grace has words by John Newton, the Paris magazine La Clochette. The South while Vaughan Williams became enthused Jehovah – Cwm Rhondda – was written by published as long ago as 1779, while the tune African-born Sebastian Temple (1928-1997) while occupied as editor of The English Hymnal the Welsh composer John Hughes (1873-1932) known as New Britain is traditional. Newton’s composed the well-known melody. of 1906. The high quality of this collection is to a text by William Williams. Hughes worked personal experience in being saved from a storm largely due to his absorption in, and growing down a mine from the age of twelve and later at sea inspired in him a spiritual conversion. The chorale melody O Sacred Head, Sore passion for, the subject. The time and energy was engaged as a clerk for the Great Western He was ordained as a clergyman in 1764. Wounded (often known as the Passion Chorale) he devoted to the task greatly exceeded his Colliery, Pontypridd for over forty years. Though Published in 1829, the familiar melody New was written by Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), original remit. he played the organ, composing hymns was Britain is an amalgam of two previously and harmonised by J. S. Bach (five times purely a hobby. existing tunes. in his St Matthew Passion, but also in several The melody of Thy Hand, O God, has Guided, other works). The text is by Paul Gerhardt. known as Thornbury, was written by the How Firm a Foundation was first published in Now among the most popular of 20th-century Originally Hassler composed the melody for a Gloucestershire-born composer and organist 1787 in A Selection of Hymns from the Best hymns, Be Still, For the Presence of the Lord love-song, but it was subsequently adapted Basil Harwood (1859-1949). Drawn from Authors. The melody (known as Montgomery) has words – including many Bible references – – firstly in 1613, to the words Herzlich tut Ephesians, the words by Edward Hayes is believed to have been composed by Samuel and music by David Evans (b. 1957). Evans mich verlangen (I do desire dearly a blessed end) Plumptre were first published in 1864. Jarvis (d.1785), though other sources cite Joseph composed this hymn in his twenties. and then, in 1656, to Gerhardt’s O Haupt voll Blut Funk or John Stanley. It has been sung at the und Wunden (O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded). All Things Bright and Beautiful has words by funerals of several US politicians and was the Born in 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky, into a family Mrs Cecil F. Alexander, while the most familiar favourite hymn of General Robert E. Lee. of travelling gospel singers, Donna Adkins The tune of Lift High the Cross, known as tune is by William Henry Monk (1823-1889). wrote the words and music of Father, We Crucifer, was composed by Sidney Hugo Nicholson Monk was appointed editor of Hymns Ancient Praise my Soul the King of Heaven (Lauda Love You in 1976. The words are derived from (1875-1947). The words, written by George Kitchen and Modern, first published in 1861 and Anima), drawing on Psalm 103, has a text by John, Psalm 108 and Isaiah. This hymn first in 1887, while he was Dean of Winchester, and - 4 - - 5 - revised nearly thirty years later by Michael R. John Ellerton’s hymn The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, commissioned by the Vivace Chorus. Among The text and music of I am the Bread of Life Newbolt, are derived from many biblical sources. is Ended was set to music – the tune known as Todd’s most popular compositions is his Mass were written by Sister Suzanne Toolan, born St Clement – by Rev. Clement Scholefield (1839- in Blue, which is influenced by his work as a in Lansing, Michigan in 1927. She wrote The music and text of Lord Jesus Christ (Living 1904), or so it is believed. However, as the jazz pianist. this hymn in 1964 during her high-school Lord) were written by the Anglican priest Patrick melody is far superior to Scholefield’s other teaching career. Having torn it up, she was Appleford (1924 -2018), who spent five years forty-one hymn-tunes, it has been claimed When I Survey the Wondrous Cross has words by encouraged by a girl pupil to rescue it from the (1961-66) in Lusaka, Zambia as Dean and that his good friend Sir Arthur Sullivan must the great hymn-writer Isaac Watts. The well- wastepaper basket. Rector of the Holy Cross Cathedral. In have helped significantly. known tune Rockingham was composed by collaboration with Geoffrey Beaumont, Appleford Edward Miller (1731-1807). The prolific Watts Best known for his setting of Blake’s Jerusalem, intended accessibility above all, an aim which Abide with Me has words by Henry Francis Lyte (1664-1748) is credited with seven-hundred- the Bournemouth-born Hubert Parry (1848-1918) was often derided. Living Lord has become one and a tune (Eventide) by William Henry Monk. and-fifty hymn texts, many of which are regarded wrote a substantial amount of church music. of the most universally popular of modern hymns. It is among the most widely known of all hymns, as classics today. Perhaps less well known O Praise ye the Lord (Laudate Dominum) being sung at grand sporting events including is Watts’s book on logic, which became the comes from his Anthem: Hear my words, ye The tune of Good Christians All (Vulpius) is the F. A. and Rugby League Cup Finals, the standard textbook at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard people, for chorus and orchestra. Adapted named after the composer Melchior Vulpius 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and Yale, being used at Oxford for well over from Psalms 148 and 150, the words are by (c.1570-1615). The text, written by Cyril as well as featuring in numerous films, TV a hundred years.