Theodore Parker Ferris (b. Port Chester, NY, 1908; d. 1972) composed WEYMOUTH in 1941 for H. C. Robbins's text "And Have the Bright Immensities"; the tune was published in The Hymnal 1940. Ferris named the tune for his summer hometown, Weymouth, Nova Scotia. Well-crafted with an effective rhythmic climax in the final line, WEYMOUTH requires a brisk accompaniment at an energetic pace.

A graduate of Harvard University and General Theological Seminary (1934), Ferris was ordained a priest in the Episcopal church. He taught at General Theological Seminary and served Grace Church in New York City, Emmanuel Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts. His publications include This Created World (1944) and The Image of God (1965).

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook