FAITH (Dykes)

FAITH (Dykes)

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Published in 90 hymnals


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Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: FAITH (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 32143 67123 45622
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 17 Number 6 August 1954: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
    Composer/Editors Ellen Jane Lorenz; Camil van Hulse
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1954) pp. 68

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1348
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #4102
Text: Lord, When I All Things Would Possess
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4854
Text: O Gift of Gifts!
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1348

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #308

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The Cyber Hymnal #4102

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The Cyber Hymnal #4854

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #R57b

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