BRIGGS (Wedd)

Composer: Patrick Wedd, 1948-

Patrick Wedd was an organist and choral conductor. He was born in Simcoe, Ontario. By the age of twelve he was organist and choir director in his church. He studied at the University of Toronto and U.B.C. He was music director at Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral. In 1986 he moved to Montreal and served at Church os Saint Andrew and Saint Paul from 1986-1992, at the Church of St. John the Evangelist from 1992-1996, and at Christ Church Cathedral from 1996 to 2018. He also directed the Tudor Singers and Musica Orbium, a semi-professional choir he founded. Dianne Shapiro, from www.cbc.ca article accessed 5/24/2019 Go to person page >

Descanter: Michael Capon, 1963-

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Tune Information

Title: BRIGGS (Wedd)
Composer: Patrick Wedd, 1948-
Descanter: Michael Capon, 1963-
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Incipit: 56145 32561 432
Key: F Major
Copyright: harm. © Patrick Wedd;© 1992 The General Synod of the Angelican Church of Canada;© Michael Capon

Texts

You Call Us Out

You call us out to praise you,
the God who gave us birth,
to gather in communion,
and treasure your whole earth;
we are your living story,
to hear and to be heard;
we praise your name, who writes us,
the author and the word.

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Common Praise (1998) #600

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