A Selection of Spiritual Songs #214a
Tune Title: [There is a happy land] First Line: There is a happy land Date: 1881
A Selection of Spiritual Songs #214a

Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music Sy… Go to person page >| Title: | EDEN (Wesley) |
| Composer: | Samuel Sebastian Wesley |
| Meter: | 6.4.6.4.6.7.6.4 |
| Incipit: | 33221 11113 55443 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
Savior, Thy dying love
Thou gavest me,
Nor should I aught withhold,
Dear Lord, from Thee:
In love my soul would bow,
My heart fulfill its vow,
Some off'ring bring Thee now,
Something for Thee.
My Starred Hymns