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![]() | HANOVER (Croft)Composer: William Croft (1708)Published in 85 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius Audio files: MIDI | |
William Croft (baptized 30 December 1678 – 14 August 1727) was an English composer and organist.
Croft was born at the Manor House, Nether Ettington, Warwickshire. He was educated at the Chapel Royal, under the instruction of John Blow, and remained there until 1698. Two years after this departure, he became organist of St. Anne's Church, Soho. In 1707, he took over the Chapel Royal's "Master of the Children" post, which had been left vacant by the suicide of Jeremiah Clarke (one of Croft's pupils in this capacity was Maurice Greene). The following year, Croft succeeded Blow (who had lately died) as organist of Westminster Abbey. He composed works for the funeral of Queen Anne (1714) and for the coronation of King George I (1715).
I… Go to person page >| Composer: | William Croft (1708) |
| Meter: | 10.10.11.11 |
| Incipit: | 51123 51271 23217 |
| Key: | A Major |
O worship the King all-glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.
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You servants of God, your Master proclaim,
and publish abroad his wonderful name;
the name all-victorious of Jesus extol;
his kingdom is glorious and rules over all.
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William Croft (b. Nether Ettington, Warwickshire, England, 1678; d. Bath, Somerset, England, 1727) was a boy chorister in the Chapel Royal in London and then an organist at St. Anne's, Soho. Later he became organist, composer, and master of the children of the Chapel Royal, and eventually organist at Westminster Abbey. His duties at the Chapel Royal were expanded in 1715 to include teaching boys reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as composition and organ playing. Croft published a two-volume collection of his church music, Musica sacra (1724), in one score rather than in separate part books, and in his preface encouraged others to do likewise. He contributed psalm tunes to The Divine Companion (1707) and to the Supplement to the New Version of Psalms by Dr. Brady and Mr. Tate (1708), which included HANOVER. These tunes mark a new development in English psalm tunes. HANOVER was printed anonymously, but William Croft is generally credited with its composition. The name derives from the House of Hanover, the family of King George III.
HANOVER is a well-crafted tune, distinguished in part by its triple meter, which was still rare in hymn tunes in the early eighteenth century. Like the music of its immediate neighbors, Psalms 148 and 150, which also begin and end with hallelujahs, HANOVER calls for the full resources of voices and organ and other instruments. It should be sung in harmony throughout–or try harmony on the first three stanzas and unison voices and the descant on the final stanza to provide a strong conclusion to this powerful psalm.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
| Instances (35) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| A New Hymnal for Colleges and School #6 | O worship the King, all glorious above | O worship the King | Robert Grant | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 104 | Hanover | 1992 | ||||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #38 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, | Ye Servants of God | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 7:10 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 1997 | |||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #110 | You servants of God, your Savior proclaim | You Servants of God | Charles Wesley | William Croft; John Wilson | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 7:9-12 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 1995 | ||||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #476 | Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days | Rejoice in God's Saints | Fred Pratt Green | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 1995 | ||||||||
| Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #292 | Harvey Grace; William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | 511235127123217 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #243 | Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above | Oh, Worship the King | Robert Grant, 1779-1838 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major | 1993 | |||||||||
| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #127 | O worship the King, all glorious above | Robert Grant (1779-1838) | William Croft (1678-1727) | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 104 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 2005 | ||||||||
| Common Praise #380 | O worship the King, all glorious above | O Worship the King | Robert Grant (1779-1838) | Alan Gray (1855-1935); William Croft (1678-1727); Harvey Grace (1874-1944) | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 24; Psalm 29; Psalm 47; Psalm 65; Psalm 89:1-18; Psalm 104; Isaiah 61:10 - 62:5; Daniel 7:1-3; Daniel 7:9-10; Daniel 7:13-18; Revelation 19:11-16 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 1998 | ||||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Worship #842 | Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above | Robert Grant, 1779-8138 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or Modal | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #388 | O worship the King, all glorious above | Robert Grant , 1779-1838 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 1985 | |||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #49 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God | Charles Wesley | William Croft | Psalm 23; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 19:1 | [Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim] | G Major or modal | 1980 | |||||||||
| Hymns of the Saints: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints #28 | O worship the King, all glorious above, O gratefully sing his power and his love | HANOVER | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Les Chants de Pèlerin #4 | Louez le Seigneur au plus haut des cieux | Louez Le Seigneur | Robert Grant (1779-1838); Jules Amiguet (1867-1946) | William Croft (1678-1727) | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 104 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English; French | 2001 | |||||||
| Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #582 | You servants of God, your Master proclaim | You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim | Charles Wesley | William Crofft | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 145:11-13; Psalm 148:13; Daniel 3:26; Revelation 5:12-14; Revelation 7:10 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 2013 | ||||||||
| Lutheran Service Book #804 | O worship the King, all-glorious above | O Worship the King | Robert Grant, 1779-1838 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 104; Psalm 103:20-22; Isaiah 66:15; Luke 1:78 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 2006 | |||||||
| Presbyterian Hymnal #477 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 7:9-12 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #104E | My soul, praise the LORD! The LORD is most great | My Soul, Praise the LORD! | Your Spirit, O LORD, makes life to abound | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 104 | HANOVER | 2012 | |||||||||
| Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #149 | Sing praise to the LORD, come sing a new song | Sing Praise to the LORD | Alan Gray, 1855-1935; William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 149 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1987 | ||||||||
| Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #477 | You servants of God, your master proclaim | You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 145:11-13 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1987 | |||||||
| Rejoice in the Lord #2 | O worship the King | O Worship the King | Sir Robert Grant | John Wilson | 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5 | Daniel 7:9; Daniel 7:22; Psalm 104:1-5; Psalm 104:10 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1985 | |||||||
| Revival Hymns and Choruses #2 | O worship the King, all glorious above | O Worship the King | Robert Grant | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 1982 | ||||||||
| Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #256 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | HANOVER | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #74 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim | Charles Wesley | William Croft | [Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim] | G Major | English | 1989 | |||||||||
| The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #17 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 1986 | |||||||||
| The New Century Hymnal #305 | You servants of God, your Sovereign proclaim | You Servants of God, Your Sovereign Proclaim | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 4:9-11 | HANOVER | G Major | 1995 | ||||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #181 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 7:9-12 | HANOVER | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | |||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #708 | Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days | Rejoice in God's Saints | Fred Pratt Green | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #103 | Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim | Ye Servants of God, Your Master | Charles Wesley | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Deuteronomy 32:3; Psalm 100:2; Daniel 3:26; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 19:1 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| The Worshiping Church #346 | Sing praise to the Lord; come sing a new song | Sing Praise to the Lord | William Croft; Alan Gray, 20th C. | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 149 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #712 | The kingdom of God is justice and joy | The Kingdom of God Is Justice and Joy | Bryn Austin Rees | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Romans 14:17; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 11:5; Matthew 22:9-10; Matthew 25:34; Mark 1:15; Luke 4:18 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| The Worshiping Church #749 | Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days | Rejoice in God's Saints | Fred Pratt Green | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Hebrews 11; 2 Thessalonians 1:10 | HANOVER | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Trinity Hymnal #366 | My people, give ear, attend to my word | My People, Give Ear, Attend to My Word | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | Psalm 78 | HANOVER (CROFT) | G Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #235 | O worship the King, all glorious above | O Worship the King | Robert Grant | William Croft | 10.10.11.11 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 1996 | |||||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #112 | You servants of God, your Master procalim | You Servants of God | Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | Revelation 19:1; Deuteronomy 32:3; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 5:13; Daniel 3:26; Psalm 100:2 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | 2001 | ||||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #531 | Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days | Rejoice in God's Saints | Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 | William Croft, 1678-1727 | 10.10.11.11 | Isaiah 43:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Mark 10:45; Romans 12:15; Mark 10:21; Luke 11:1; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; Matthew 16:24; Hebrews 11; Luke 5:16 | HANOVER | G Major or modal | English | 2001 |
