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LASUS

LASUS

Composer: A. H. Mann
Published in 10 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: A. H. Mann

Arthur Henry ‘Daddy’ Mann MusB MusD United Kingdom 1850-1929. Born at Norwich, Norfolk, England, he graduated from New College, Oxford. He married Sarah Ransford, and they had five children: Sarah, Francis, Arthur, John, and Mary. Arthur died in infancy. Mann was a chorister and assistant organist at Norwich Cathedral, then, after short stints playing the organ at St Peter’s, Wolverhampton (1870-71); St. Michael’s Tettenhall Parish Church (1871-75); and Beverley Minster (1875-76); he became organist at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge (1876-1929), Cambridge University organist (1897-1929), and music master and organist at the Leys School, Cambridge (1894-1922). In addition to composing an oratorio and some hymn tunes, he wa… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: LASUS
Composer: A. H. Mann
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 56711 23435 43232
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

The Church's Safety and Triumph Among National Desolations

O Son of God

How beauteous were the marks divine
That in thy meekness used to shine,
That lit thy lonely pathway, trod
In wondrous love, O Son of God!

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Living to Serve the Cause of Christ

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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
TextAudio

Common Praise #218a

Common Praise #218a

Hymns and Psalms #562

Hymns and Psalms #562

Redemption Hymnal #116

Redemption Hymnal #116
Audio

Small Church Music #2746

Small Church Music #2746
Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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