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John Goss

1800 - 1880 Person Name: John Goss, 1800-1880 Composer of "[We praise thee, O God] (Goss and Hawes)" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada 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

Thomas Attwood

1765 - 1838 Person Name: Thomas Attwood, 1765?-1838 Composer of "[Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord]" in The Hymnal 1982 Thomas Attwood, born 1767; organist and composer; wrote many operas and other works; died March 24, 1838. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876

William Hawes

1785 - 1846 Person Name: William Hawes, 1785-1846 Composer of "[We praise thee, O God] (Goss and Hawes)" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada

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