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MAUBURN (Noble)

MAUBURN (Noble)

Composer: T. Tertius Noble (1918)
Published in 4 hymnals


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Composer: T. Tertius Noble

Thomas Tertius Nobel (1867-1953) was born in Bath, England, educated at the Royal College of Music, and was a noted composer and organist. He served as a church or­gan­ist in Cam­bridge and Col­ches­ter. He moved to Ely Ca­thed­ral in 1892 as or­gan­ist and choir­mas­ter, and in 1898 to York Min­ster, where he found­ed the York Sym­pho­ny Or­ches­tra, di­rect­ed the York Mu­sic­al So­ci­e­ty, con­duct­ed the York Pa­geant, and re­vived the York Mu­sic­al Fes­tiv­al af­ter a lapse of 75 years. He be­came an hon­or­a­ry fel­low of the Roy­al Coll­ege of Or­gan­ists in 1905. In 1913, he moved to New York Ci­ty, where he was or­gan­ist at St. Tho­mas’ Epis­co­pal Church, and es­tab­lished its… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MAUBURN (Noble)
Composer: T. Tertius Noble (1918)
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 34543 23123 43345
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Dost Thou in a Manger Lie?

Dost thou in a manger lie,
Who hast all created,
Stretching infant hands on high,
Savior, long awaited?
If a monarch, where thy state?
Where thy court on thee to wait?
Royal purple, where?
Here no regal pomp we see;
Naught but need and penury:
Why thus cradled here?

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The Cyber Hymnal #1256
Text: Dost Thou in a Manger Lie?
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Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
Audio

Small Church Music #2308

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The Cyber Hymnal #1256

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