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Christian Chorals #201
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: Hushed was the hymn, the temple dark Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1885
Christian Chorals #201
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ST. MONICA (Dykes)
ST. MONICA (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1858)Published in 12 hymnals
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >Instances
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Christian Chorals #202
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1885
Christian Chorals #202
College Hymnal #365
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: There is a land mine eye hath seen Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1897
College Hymnal #365
College Hymnal #366
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: Let me be with Thee where Thou art Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1897
College Hymnal #366
College Hymnal #367
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: O sweet Jerusalem above Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1897
College Hymnal #367
Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #838
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: Jesus, the weary and wandrer's rest Composer: John B. Dykes Meter: L. M. Date: 1902
Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #838
Songs of Praise and Prayer #282
Tune Title: O COME, DEAR CHILD First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1883
Songs of Praise and Prayer #282
Songs of Praise and Prayer #282
Tune Title: O COME, DEAR CHILD First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Composer: John B. Dykes Date: 1889
Songs of Praise and Prayer #282
The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #165
Tune Title: [O come, dear child, along with me] First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Composer: Rev. J. B. Dykes, Mus. Doc. Key: G Major Date: 1877
The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #165
The Church Praise Book #552
Tune Title: STARLIGHT First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Composer: John B. Dykes Meter: L.M. Key: G Major Date: 1881
The Church Praise Book #552
The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #384
Tune Title: S. MONICA First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Date: 1887
The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #384
Voices of Praise #214
Tune Title: S. MONICA First Line: O come, dear child, along with me Meter: L. M. Key: G Major Date: 1883
Voices of Praise #214
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