CRIMOND

Composer: Jessie Seymour Irvine

Jessie Seymour Irvine (1836 – 1887) was the daughter of a Church of Scotland parish minister who served at Dunottar, Peterhead, and Crimond in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She is referred to by Ian Campbell Bradley in his 1997 book Abide with Me: The World of Victorian Hymns as standing "in a strong Scottish tradition of talented amateurs ... who tended to produce metrical psalm tunes rather than the dedicated hymn tunes increasingly composed in England". Her most famous tune is Crimond, which is best known as one of the most popular settings for the (paraphrased) words of Psalm 23: "The Lord's my shepherd". It is believed that Irvine wrote the tune while still in her teens, as an exercise for an organ class she was attending. The tune… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Composer: Jessie Seymour Irvine (1872)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 53425 42171 33224 45
Key: F Major or modal

Texts

The Lord's My Shepherd

The Lord's my Shepherd; I'll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #341
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #23
Text: The LORD, My Shepherd, Rules My Life
Worship and Rejoice #86
Text: The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want

Instances

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Songs of Grace: new hymns for God and neighbor #7aText
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Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #14aText
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Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #23BImageAudio
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #23TextImageAudioScore
Songs of Grace: new hymns for God and neighbor #44Text
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #50
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #65Image
Chalice Hymnal #76Text
Chalice Hymnal #78Text
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #79TextImage
Worship and Rejoice #86TextImageAudioScore
Trinity Hymnal #87Text
Rejoice in the Lord #89Text
The United Methodist Hymnal #118TextImage
The United Methodist Hymnal #136TextImage
Presbyterian Hymnal #170TextImage
Hinário para o Culto Cristão #187
Songs for Life #201Text
Presbyterian Hymnal #241TextImage
The Worshiping Church #330TextImage
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #341AudioScore
The Worshiping Church #413TextImage
The New Century Hymnal #468Image
Common Praise #519
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #612Image
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #663TextImage
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #732Image
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #747Text
The Worshiping Church #777TextImage
The Faith We Sing #2181
Sing the Faith #2181