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Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O taste and see how gracious the Lord is Lyrics: O taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see, and see, taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. Topics: The Psalms Scripture: Psalm 34 Used With Tune: O TASTE AND SEE HOW GRACIOUS THE LORD IS

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O TASTE AND SEE HOW GRACIOUS THE LORD IS

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: John Goss (1800-1880) Tune Key: E Flat Major Used With Text: Psalm 34

[Oh, taste and see how gracious the Lord is]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Nathan B. Sprague Incipit: 32171 32214 665 Used With Text: Oh, Taste and See

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Psalm 34

Hymnal: Christadelphian Hymn Book #18 (2002) First Line: O taste and see how gracious the Lord is Lyrics: O taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see, and see, taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see how gracious the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. Topics: The Psalms Scripture: Psalm 34 Languages: English Tune Title: O TASTE AND SEE HOW GRACIOUS THE LORD IS

Oh, Taste and See

Hymnal: AGO Founders Hymnal #83 (2009) First Line: Oh, taste and see how gracious the Lord is Scripture: Psalm 34:8-9 Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, taste and see how gracious the Lord is]

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John Goss

1800 - 1880 Person Name: John Goss (1800-1880) Composer of "O TASTE AND SEE HOW GRACIOUS THE LORD IS" in Christadelphian Hymn Book John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854). Bert Polman

Nathan B. Sprague

Composer of "[Oh, taste and see how gracious the Lord is]" in AGO Founders Hymnal A Founder of the American Guild of Organists, Sprague was a Harvard graduate (early 1890s). His comic glee for men's voices, "The Catastrophe", was included in The New Harvard Song Book, 1892. According to an article in the Narragansett Times of July 20, 1894, "Sprague was to pursue musical studies in Paris." He was organist of Grace Church, Providence, RI, where, in February, 1898, his cantata, The Vision of the Throne, was premiered. The rector's son, William Chauncy Langdon, wrote the text. (source: AGO Founders Hymnal)