LANGTON

Composer: Jacques Blumenthal

Jacques Blumenthal (Jacob), born in Hamburg, Oct 4, 1829. Pianist, pupil of Grund in Hamburg, and of Bocklet and Sechter in Vienna, and from 1846 of Herz and Halévy in Paris. In 1848 he went to London and became a fashionable teacher, and pianist to the Queen. besides compositions for the violin and violoncello, and pianoforte, he has written many songs. Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians by John Denison Camplin, Jr. and William Foster Apthorp (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888)  Go to person page >

Arranger: Charlotte Saint Streatfield

Streatfield, Charlotte, née Saint, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. J. Saint, Rector of Speldhurst, was born at Speldhurst, Dec. 31, 1829, and married, in 1862, to Charles N. Streatfeild, Lieutenant, Royal Navy, eldest son of Major General Streatfeild, Royal Engineers. Mrs. Streatfeild has published:— (1) Hymns and Verses on the Collects; London, Longmans, 1865. (2) Hymns on the Love of Jesus, and the Home above; Lond., Skeffington & Son, 1877. (3) A Little Garland of the Saints, and Other Verses; Lond., Mowbray, 1877. (4) The Story of the Good Shepherd; Lond., Skeffington, 1885. Mrs. Streatfeild also contributed to Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881. The following include Mrs. Streatfeild's hymns in common use:— 1. And didst Tho… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LANGTON
Arranger: Charlotte Saint Streatfield (1874)
Composer: Jacques Blumenthal
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Incipit: 33354 31112 44333
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Come, Lord, and tarry not

Come Lord, and tarry not;
Bring the long-looked-for day;
O why these years of waiting here,
These ages of delay?

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Abide with us

Jesus, who knows full well

Jesus, who knows full well
The heart of every saint,
Invites us all our griefs to tell,
To pray and never faint.

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The Cyber Hymnal #1333
Text: Enthroned Is Jesus Now
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The Cyber Hymnal #1333

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