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ST. VERONICA (Champneys)

ST. VERONICA (Champneys)

Composer: Francis Henry Champneys
Published in 9 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Choral

WHEN MORNING GILDS THE SKIES

Composer: Francis Henry Champneys

Born: March 25, 1848, in the rec­to­ry of St. Ma­ry’s, White­cha­pel, Lon­don, Eng­land. Died: Ju­ly 30, 1930, Nutley, Sus­sex, Eng­land. Francis’ fa­ther was Will­iam Champ­neys, Ca­non of St. Paul’s, and lat­er Dean of Lich­field. Fran­cis was ed­u­cat­ed at Win­chest­er Coll­ege and Brase­nose Coll­ege, Ox­ford (MA & MB 1875, MD lat­er). An am­a­teur mu­si­cian, he stu­died un­der John Goss, held var­i­ous mu­sic­al po­si­tions from 1880 to 1913, and chaired the Cen­tral Mid­wives’ Board (1903-30). He was made a Bar­o­net in 1910. --www.hymntime.com/tch/  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: ST. VERONICA (Champneys)
Composer: Francis Henry Champneys
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6
Incipit: 53234 21513 217
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Hail to the Lord who comes

O Thou Not Made with Hands

When Morning Gilds the Skies

When morning gilds the sky,
our hearts awaking cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
in all our work and prayer
we ask his loving care:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2478
Text: Hail to the Lord Who Comes
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #2478

The Cyber Hymnal #2478
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