ST. RAPHAEL (Hopkins)

Composer: E. J. Hopkins

Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. RAPHAEL (Hopkins)
Composer: E. J. Hopkins (1862)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
Incipit: 11716 71567 14211
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

In Thy Name, O Lord, Assembling

Jesu, Lord of life and glory

Guide Me

Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.

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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1226
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2627
Text: Holy Savior, We Adore Thee
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3115
Text: In Thy Name, O Lord, Assembling
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3356
Text: Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #8073
Text: From Thy Habitation Holy
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #15822
Text: Hail That Blissful Day Approaching
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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Tune InfoScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1226

Audio

Small Church Music #4874

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The Cyber Hymnal #2627

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The Cyber Hymnal #3115

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3356

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #8073

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #15822

TextPage Scan

The New English Hymnal #68

Page Scan

The New English Hymnal #438

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