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Calmly, calmly lay him down

Author: William Gaskell Appears in 7 hymnals Used With Tune: REST (Redhead)
Calmly, calmly lay him down

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[Calmly, calmly lay him down!]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 16412 32112 31354 Used With Text: Calmly, Calmly
[Calmly, calmly lay him down!]
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VIEW ME LORD

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Campian Incipit: 15321 12375 34434 Used With Text: Calmly, calmly lay him down
VIEW ME LORD
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ST. BEES

Appears in 312 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John B. Dykes Incipit: 11176 71223 56272 Used With Text: Calmly, calmly lay him down
ST. BEES

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Calmly, Calmly

Hymnal: Union Hymnal #117 (1897) First Line: Calmly, calmly lay him down! Tune Title: [Calmly, calmly lay him down!]
Calmly, Calmly

Calmly, calmly lay him down

Author: William Gaskell Hymnal: Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d30 (1913)
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Calmly, calmly lay him down!

Hymnal: Hymns of the Spirit #215 (1864) Languages: English
Calmly, calmly lay him down!

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John Bacchus Dykes

1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes Composer of "ST. BEES" in The Pilgrim Hymnal 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 the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern. Bert Polman
John Bacchus Dykes

Richard Redhead

1820 - 1901 Composer of "REST (Redhead)" in The Pilgrim Hymnal Richard Redhead (b. Harrow, Middlesex, England, 1820; d. Hellingley, Sussex, England, 1901) was a chorister at Magdalen College, Oxford. At age nineteen he was invited to become organist at Margaret Chapel (later All Saints Church), London. Greatly influencing the musical tradition of the church, he remained in that position for twenty-five years as organist and an excellent trainer of the boys' choirs. Redhead and the church's rector, Frederick Oakeley, were strongly committed to the Oxford Movement, which favored the introduction of Roman elements into Anglican worship. Together they produced the first Anglican plainsong psalter, Laudes Diurnae (1843). Redhead spent the latter part of his career as organist at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Paddington (1864-1894). Bert Polman
Richard Redhead

George M. Garrett

1834 - 1897 Person Name: George Mursell Garrett Composer of "FORGIVENESS (CONSECRATION)" in Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book Born: June 8, 1834, Winchester, Hampshire, England. Died: April 9, 1897, Cambridge, England. Buried: Cambridge Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge, England
George M. Garrett

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