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THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

Composer: Charles Harris
Published in 9 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Charles Harris

Born: July 20, 1865, Islington, London, England. Died: July 30, 1936. Buried: St. Leonard’s parish church, Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England. Harris earned his Doctor of Divinity degree at Oxford University, and served as Vicar of Colwall, Herefordshire (1909-29), and as Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral. His works include: Christian Reunion from the Nonconformist and the Church Point of View, 1903 Pro Fide: A Defence of Natural and Revealed Religion (London: J. Murray, 1914) Creeds or No Creeds? A Critical Examination of the Basis of Modernism (New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
Composer: Charles Harris
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Incipit: 33551 17712 44664
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5480
Text: O Valiant Hearts
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #210

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #210

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #922

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #922

Singing the Faith #698

Singing the Faith #698
Audio

Small Church Music #3589

Small Church Music #3589
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5480

The Cyber Hymnal #5480

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #604

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #604

The Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives #11

The Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives #11
TextPage Scan

Voices United #526

Voices United #526
Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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