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Geoffrey Beaumont CR (1903–1970) was an Anglican priest and monk of the Community of the Resurrection who was also a composer of popular songs and hymn tunes. After graduation he attended Ely Theological College and was ordained in 1932 to a curacy in Nunhead. During the war he served as a chaplain in the RNVR, for which he was awarded the MBE.
In some hymnbooks, the tune used is "David's Harp" (by Robert King). [8] [16] This was first used to accompany a setting of Psalm 101 in Henry Playford's 1701 book The Divine Companion. It was first used for Wesley's hymn in the 1906 English Hymnal, and is also used in Songs of Praise (1925) and the 1933 Methodist Hymn Book. [12]
Hatherop lies in the southern part of the Cotswolds, a range of hills designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is approximately 30 miles (48 km) south-east of Gloucester. It is situated about 9 miles (14 km) east of Cirencester and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fairford. [4] Close by are the parishes of Coln St. Aldwyns and Quenington.
The hymn tune "St. Anne" (common metre 86.86) to which the text is most often sung was composed by William Croft in 1708 whilst he was the organist of St Anne's Church, Soho: hence the name of the tune. It first appeared anonymously in the Supplement to the New Version of the Psalms, 6th edition in 1708.
The most important hymn book of Pietism was the Freylinghausen hymnal published in Halle in 1704, which contained about 1,500 songs in two volumes. Pietism was of great importance to hymn writing until the end of the eighteenth century. Musically, in the high and late Baroque many valuable, heartfelt hymn tunes were composed.
Involving the laity with singing hymns was a teaching tool. Some hymns were modeled after sections of Luther's Small Catechism, such as "Vater unser im Himmelreich" which was based on the Lord's Prayer. [18] The hymns could by sung unaccompanied, but organs and choir supported congregational singing where such resources were available. [19]
A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part (or more) harmony , a fast harmonic rhythm (chords change frequently), with or without refrain or chorus.
Harris is best remembered today for his Anglican church music, though during his lifetime he was mainly known for his achievements as a choir-trainer.His most famous works are two anthems for unaccompanied double choir: Faire is the heaven (1925), a setting of Edmund Spenser's poem "An Hymne of Heavenly Beautie"; [8] and Bring us, O Lord God, a setting of a poem by John Donne first heard in ...