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O hark, unto the sounding bell
Author: Paul Henkel Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals
O hark, unto the sounding bell
O Hark Unto The Sounding Bell
Author: Paul B. Henkel Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12644 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O hark unto the sounding bell,
What doth each stroke of tolling tell?
’Tis news to each attentive ear,
Some one is fitted for the bier.
2 Since death is licensed here to rage
Without respect to any age;
The hoary head, and youth in bloom,
Depart to their eternal home.
3 Death with an uncontrollèd force,
Will take his way and have his course;
Infectious air and pestilence
Are not repulsed by man’s defense.
4 They who had thought the world their own
Are with the meanest class cut down;
Both king and princes have to die.
And lay their pow’rs and honors by.
5 This is our just reward indeed,
What can we say, what can we plead?
Were we not warned, and warned again?
But all we heard, we heard in vain.
6 But now we feel, we learn to fear,
God’s threatened punishments are here:
What can we do, but plead and pray,
That God may turn His wrath away? Languages: English Tune Title: IRAE
O Hark Unto The Sounding Bell
O Hark! unto the sounding bell
Hymnal: Church Hymn Book #CLVI (1816) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O Hark! unto the sounding bell,
What doth each stroke of tolling tell:
'Tis news to each attentive ear,
Some one is fitted for the bier.
2 Since death is licens'd here to rage
Without respect to any age;
The hoary head, and youth in bloom,
Depart to their eternal home.
3 Death with an uncontrolled force,
Will take his way and have his course;
Infectious air and pestilence,
Are not repuls'd by man's defence.
4 They who had thought the world their own,
Are with the meanest class cut down;
Both King and Princes have to die,
And lay their pow'rs and honours by.
5 This is our just reward indeed,
What can we say, what an we plead?
Were we not warn'd, and warn'd again;
But all we heard, we heard in vain.
6 But now we feel, we learn to fear,
God's threat'ned punishments are here;
What can we do, but plead and pray,
That God may turn his wrath away. Topics: Fast Day in time of Distress Scripture: Numbers 16:44-50 Languages: English
O Hark! unto the sounding bell
O hark, unto the sounding bell
Hymnal: Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d375 (1850) Languages: English
O hark, unto the sounding bell
Paul Henkel
1754 - 1825 Person Name: Paul B. Henkel Author of "O Hark Unto The Sounding Bell" in The Cyber Hymnal
Paul Henkel
Joseph Barnby
1838 - 1896 Person Name: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896 Composer of "IRAE" in The Cyber Hymnal Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barnby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873).
Bert Polman
Joseph Barnby
