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FIDUCIA (Wesley)

Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

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 >

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Tune Information

Title: FIDUCIA (Wesley)
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 17143 21234 5642
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

When the Dark Waves Round Us Roll

When the dark waves round us roll,
And we look in vain for aid,
Speak, Lord, to the trembling soul,
"It is I; be not afraid."

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Let Us With a Gladsome Mind

Lamb of God, for sinners slain

Lamb of God, for sinners slain;
By Thy mercy born again,
For Thy guidance still we pray,
Lest from grace we fall away.

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Instances

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Church Hymnal #473

Church Hymnal #473
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Church Hymns #598

Church Hymns #598
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The Church Hymnal #226

The Church Hymnal #226
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The Church Hymnary #45

The Church Hymnary #45
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The Day School Hymn Book #81

The Day School Hymn Book #81
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The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #543b

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #543b
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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #78

The Presbyterian Book of Praise #78
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