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What Sweet Reflection—Calm Repose

Author: B. F. Wheeler Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What sweet reflection—calm repose The gospel preacher's meed, To feel once more 'mid joys and woes He sowed the golden seed. 2 Though some beside the way did fly And some on rocks did spoil; Though some among the thorns did die, Perhaps some found good soil. 3 But if no sign of fruit he see Still, one blest thought remains: Obeying God's most strict decree He sowed the precious grains. 4 Obedience, then, to God's commands Attracts him on his throne, 'Tis fixed among his gracious plans Th'obedient soul he'll own. 5 Then, sow, ye husbandmen, cast 'way The Master's choicest seeds; The seeds you sow in tears today With morn bring golden sheaves. Topics: Lay and Ordained Ministry Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD

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WINCHESTER OLD

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 373 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. Kirbye Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 13321 44323 55453 Used With Text: What Sweet Reflection—Calm Repose

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What Sweet Reflection—Calm Repose

Author: B. F. Wheeler Hymnal: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #366 (1999) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 What sweet reflection—calm repose The gospel preacher's meed, To feel once more 'mid joys and woes He sowed the golden seed. 2 Though some beside the way did fly And some on rocks did spoil; Though some among the thorns did die, Perhaps some found good soil. 3 But if no sign of fruit he see Still, one blest thought remains: Obeying God's most strict decree He sowed the precious grains. 4 Obedience, then, to God's commands Attracts him on his throne, 'Tis fixed among his gracious plans Th'obedient soul he'll own. 5 Then, sow, ye husbandmen, cast 'way The Master's choicest seeds; The seeds you sow in tears today With morn bring golden sheaves. Topics: Lay and Ordained Ministry Languages: English Tune Title: WINCHESTER OLD

What sweet reflection, calm repose

Author: B. F. Wheeler Hymnal: The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #453 (1957)

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George Kirbye

1565 - 1634 Person Name: G. Kirbye Composer of "WINCHESTER OLD" in The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal George Kirbye (c. 1565 – buried October 6, 1634) was an English composer of the late Tudor period and early Jacobean era. He was one of the members of the English Madrigal School, but also composed sacred music. Little is known of the details of his life, though some of his contacts can be inferred. He worked at Rushbrooke Hall near Bury St Edmunds, evidently as a tutor to the daughters of Sir Robert Jermyn. In 1598 he married Anne Saxye, afterwards moving to Bury St Edmunds. Around this time he probably made the acquaintance of John Wilbye, a much more famous madrigalist, who lived and worked only a few miles away, and whose style he sometimes approaches. In 1626 his wife died, and he is known to have been a churchwarden during the next several years until his death. Kirbye's most significant musical contributions were the psalm settings he wrote for East's psalter in 1592, the madrigals he wrote for the Triumphs of Oriana (1601), the famous collection dedicated to Elizabeth I, and an independent set of madrigals published in 1597. Stylistically his madrigals have more in common with the Italian models provided by Marenzio than do many of the others by his countrymen: they tend to be serious, in a minor mode, and show a careful attention to text setting; unlike Marenzio, however, he is restrained in his specific imagery. Kirbye avoided the light style of Morley, which was hugely popular, and brought into the madrigal serious style of pre-madrigal English music. He is not as often sung as Morley, Weelkes or Wilbye, but neither was he as prolific; still, some of his madrigals appear in modern collections. --en.wikipedia.org/wiki/