SONG OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

SONG OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Harmonizer: Alec Wyton
Published in 3 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: Recording

Harmonizer: Alec Wyton

Alec Wyton is described in Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, by saying, "Wyton has brought together and caused to flourish three separate traditions: English church music, American church music and music from outside the churches." Also bringing together clergy and musicians of the Episcopal Church, he was the Coordinator of the Standing Commission on Church Music from 1974 to 1985; he was Minister of Music at St. Stephen's Church, in Ridgefield, Conn., from 1987 until his appointment as Minister of Music Emeritus in 2004; and he was Founder and Chairman of the Church Music Department of the Manhattan School of Music. Wyton is the award-winning ASCAP composer of over 100 published works; editor of the Anglican Chant Psalter; co… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SONG OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Harmonizer: Alec Wyton
Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.87.8.7
Incipit: 51232 11553 45617
Key: D Major
Source: Dutch melody
Copyright: © 1983 by H. W. Gray, a division of Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.

Texts

A mighty sound from heaven

A mighty sound from heaven
at Pentecost there came,
and filled the place of meeting
with rushing wind and flame;
what Christ had promised now occurred
as each Apostle spoke the word
beneath the Spirit's thunder,
and to the ears of all who heard
proclaimed salvation's wonder.

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • A Blue Cloud Abbey Christmas Organ Book
    Composer/Editor Christopher Uehlein
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2001) pp. 8

Media

Small Church Music #3507
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
Text

CPWI Hymnal #199

Audio

Small Church Music #3507

The Hymnal 1982 #230

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