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Come, and let us hail the dawning

Appears in 2 hymnals Used With Tune: BRAYLESFORD

BRAYLESFORD

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. J. Gauntlett, Mus. Doc. Incipit: 51172 66514 43223 Used With Text: Come, and let us hail the dawning

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Come and let us hail the dawning

Hymnal: Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d31 (1886) Languages: English

Come, and let us hail the dawning

Hymnal: The Children's Hymn Book #41 (1881) Languages: English Tune Title: BRAYLESFORD

1805 - 1876 Person Name: H. J. Gauntlett, Mus. Doc. Composer of "BRAYLESFORD" in The Children's Hymn Book Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman