ST. THOMAS (Williams)

Composer: A. Williams

Aaron Williams (1731-1776) was a Welsh teacher, composer, and compiler of West Gallery music, active in England during the 18th century. Life Williams was probably born in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, the son of William Morgan. He served as clerk of the Presbyterian Scots Church, London Wall. Publications Williams's publications include: The Universal Psalmodist, 1763 (2nd ed., 1764; 3rd ed., 1765; 4th ed., 1770) [Daniel Bayley], The Royal Melody Complete, 3d ed., Boston, 1767. (An unauthorized compilation of music from William Tans'ur's Royal Melody Complete and Williams's Universal Psalmodist; subsequent editions, entitled The American Harmony, or Universal Psalmodist, were issued by Bayley in Newburyport, Massachusetts in… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Composer: A. Williams (1763)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 51132 12345 43432
Key: G Major or modal

Texts

I love Thy kingdom, Lord

I love Thy kingdom, Lord,
The house of Thine abode,
The Church our blest Redeemer saved
With His own precious blood.
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Come, ye that love the Lord

Notes

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Mason (PHH 96). Well-suited to part singing, ST. THOMAS must remain stately, with two broad beats per bar.

Williams was a singing teacher, music engraver, and clerk at the Scottish Church, London Wall. He published various church music collections, some intended for rural church choirs. Representative of his compilations are The Universal Psalmodist (1763) – published in the United States as The American Harmony (1769) – The Royal Harmony (1766), The New Universal Psalmodist (1770), and Psalmody in Miniature (1778). His Harmonia Coelestis (1775) included anthems by noted composers.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #354
Text: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #400
Text: Rise Up, O Men of God
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #240
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #108
Text: My Heart Is Firmly Fixed
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #510
Text: I Love Your Church, O Lord
Timeless Truths #725
Text: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
The United Methodist Hymnal #540
Text: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
The United Methodist Hymnal #732
Text: Come, We That Love the Lord
Worship and Rejoice #11
Text: Stand Up and Bless the Lord
Worship and Rejoice #67
Text: Come, We That Love the Lord
Worship and Rejoice #549
Text: I Love Your Kingdom, Lord

Instances

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #354TextImageAudioScore
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #400TextImageAudioScore
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #401TextImage
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #373TextImage
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #383TextImage
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #262Image
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #689Image
Celebration Hymnal #65TextImage
Celebration Hymnal #405Image
Celebration Hymnal #433Image
Chalice Hymnal #274Text
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #240AudioScore
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #1Text
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #238Text
Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #533Text
Common Praise #350Text
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #60Text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #454Image
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #717Image
Hinário para o Culto Cristão #507
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #411TextImage
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #524TextImage
Hymns of Faith #68TextImage
Hymns of Faith #73TextImage
Hymns of Faith #505TextImage
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #247Image
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #734Image
Lutheran Service Book #331Text
Lutheran Service Book #651Text
Lutheran Service Book #814Text
Presbyterian Hymnal #441TextImage
Psalms for All Seasons: a complete Psalter for worship #108AImage
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #108TextImageAudioScore
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #510TextImageAudioScore
Rejoice in the Lord #409Text
Rejoice in the Lord #576Text
Revival Hymns and Choruses #19
Revival Hymns and Choruses #262
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #344
Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #372
Sing Joyfully #100TextImage
Sing Joyfully #135TextImage
Songs for Suffering Saints: Thirty-two original hymns set to existing tunes #26
The Christian Life Hymnal #35
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #18
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #21
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #120
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #280
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #293
The New Century Hymnal #312Image
The New Century Hymnal #379Image
The New Century Hymnal #380Image
The New Century Hymnal #588Image
The United Methodist Hymnal #540TextImageAudioScore
The United Methodist Hymnal #732TextImageAudioScore
The Worshiping Church #22TextImage
The Worshiping Church #702TextImage
Trinity Hymnal #353Text
Trinity Hymnal #700Text
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #715Text
With One Voice #763Text
Worship and Rejoice #11TextImageAudioScore
Worship and Rejoice #67TextImageAudioScore
Worship and Rejoice #549TextImageAudioScore