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UNITY (Goss)

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UNITY (Goss)

Composer: John Goss
Published in 5 hymnals


Composer: John Goss

John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854). Bert Polman Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: UNITY (Goss)
Composer: John Goss
Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10
Incipit: 13517 66665 55366
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Christians, AwakeEternal Ruler of the ceaseless roundWhy comes this fragrance on the summer breezeHighcharts.com
Christians, Awake

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round

Why comes this fragrance on the summer breeze

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals18851887.518901892.518951897.519001902.519051907.51910050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
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Children's Hymns with Tunes #30

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #21b

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The Choral Hymnal #102

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The Riverdale Hymn Book #284

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The Westminster Abbey Hymn-Book #400

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