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John Bacchus Dykes
1823 - 1876 Person Name: John B. Dykes Composer of "MELITA" in Ten New Hymns on the Bible 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 the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern.
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John Bacchus Dykes
George Brandon
1924 - 2001 Author of "O God, Whose Mighty Wisdom Moves" in Ten New Hymns on the Bible Brandon, George. Received his bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific in 1945, and his degree as Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary, New York, in 1952. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Stockton, California.
--The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives
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George Brandon is one of the younger church musicians who is alert to the value of hymns. He received his bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific in 1945 and his degree as Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary, New York, in 1952. He is a member of the First Christian Church of Stockton, California, his home town. He has had one anthem published, "The Word Became Flesh." He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hymn Society of America.
--Ten New Hymns on the Bible, 1952. Used by permission.
George Brandon
Johann Gottfried Schicht
1753 - 1823 Person Name: Johann Gottfried Schicht, 1753 - 1823 Composer of "ASCENDIT DEUS" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada Johann Gottfried Schicht
Born: September 29, 1753 - Reichenau, Zittau, Germany
Died: February 16, 1823 - Leipzig, Germany
Johann Gottfried Schicht
