RUSHFORD

RUSHFORD

Composer: Henry G. Ley
Published in 11 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: Recording

Composer: Henry G. Ley

Born: December 30, 1887, Chagford, Devonshire, England. Died: August 24, 1962, near Ottery, Devonshire, England. Ley trained as a chorister at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, as a music scholar at Uppingham, the Royal College of Music, and as an organ scholar at Keble College, Oxford. He was Precentor of Radley College; organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (1909-26); Choragus of the University, Oxford; professor of the organ at the Royal College of Music (1919); and organist at Eton College. Sources: Frost, p. 680 West, p. 87 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/e/y/ley_hg.htm  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: RUSHFORD
Composer: Henry G. Ley
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 11235 16511 23516
Key: C Major
Copyright: Copyright © 1936 Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Limited, Chappell Music Limited London. Reproduced by Permission.

Texts

Fight the Good Fight

This day, at Thy creating word

Behold the eternal King and Priest

Behold the eternal King and Priest
here brings for me the bread and wine;
himself the master of the feast,
his flesh and blood the food divine.

Go to text page...

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #397a

Audio

Small Church Music #2254

Audio

Small Church Music #3451

Text

Common Praise (1998) #6

Text

The Hymnal 1982 #553

Audio

Common Praise #131a

Text

Common Praise #423b

Text

The Hymnal 1982 #52

Text

Ancient and Modern #631b

Text

The New English Hymnal #359

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us