IN TENEBRIS LUMEN

IN TENEBRIS LUMEN

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
Published in 3 hymnals


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Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: IN TENEBRIS LUMEN
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 55516 52333 31765
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1875
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6423
Text: Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #9854
Text: Tremble, Ye Families Profane
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #11833
Text: Jesus, In Thy Great Name I Go
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #6423

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #9854

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11833

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