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The Cherry Tree Carol

Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Joseph was an old man Text Sources: Traditional

[Joseph was an old man]

Appears in 8 hymnals Tune Sources: Traditional Incipit: 17617 65343 24332 Used With Text: Joseph Was An Old Man

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. C. Tune Sources: English Melody Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51765 12345 43217 Used With Text: Joseph Was an Old Man (Selections from "The Cherry Tree Carol")

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Joseph Was An Old Man

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #28 (1871) Tune Title: [Joseph was an old man]

Joseph Was An Old Man

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #28 (1878) Languages: English Tune Title: [Joseph was an old man]

Joseph Was an Old Man (Selections from "The Cherry Tree Carol")

Hymnal: Uncommon Christmas Carols #34 (1941) First Line: Now, Joseph was an old man Tune Title: [Now, Joseph was an old man]

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People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Anonymous

Author of "The Cherry Tree Carol" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John Cozens

1906 - 1999 Person Name: J. C. Arranger of "[Now, Joseph was an old man]" in Uncommon Christmas Carols (27 April 1906 - 5 April 1999) Born in Tottenham, London; moved to Canada in 1913, aged 7. Worked, mainly in Toronto, as an administrator, choir conductor, tenor, etc. Co-founded Toronto's Council Choir and Orpheus Choir. Died, aged 92, in Port Hope, Ontario. --[Source??]