SHEPHERDS (Sullivan)

SHEPHERDS (Sullivan)

Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Published in 11 hymnals


Composer: Arthur Sullivan

Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army band­master and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SHEPHERDS (Sullivan)
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Meter: D. C. M.
Incipit: 55653 45425 17675
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Hosanna! Raise the Pealing Hymn

Hosanna! Raise the pealing hymn
To David's Son and Lord:
With cherubim and seraphim,
Exalt the Incarnate Word.

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There Is a Land of Pure Delight

Timeline

Instances

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Hymns of the Church #487a

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Missionary Hymnal #95

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New Manual of Praise #544

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New Manual of Praise #545

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New Manual of Praise #605

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New Manual of Praise #606

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New Manual of Praise #607

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Pilgrim Songs #130

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The Children's Hymnal #184

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