Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later… Go to person page >
People of the living God,
I have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,
Peace and comfort nowhere found.
Now to you my spirit turns,
Turns, a fugitive unbless'd;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
O receive me into rest!
Tune Title: CULFORDFirst Line: Go, ye messengers of GodComposer: Edward John HopkinsMeter: 77.77 DIncipit: 33551 15665 64333Key: C MajorSource: The Temple Church's Choral Service, 1867
Tune Title: CULFORDFirst Line: See how great a flame aspiresComposer: Edward John Hopkins, 1818-1901Meter: 77.77 DIncipit: 33551 15665 64333Key: C MajorSource: The Temple Church's Choral Service, 1867
Tune Title: CULFORDFirst Line: What are these in bright arrayComposer: Edward John HopkinsMeter: 77.77 DIncipit: 33551 15665 64333Key: C MajorSource: The Temple Church’s Choral Service, 1867