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ST. ALKMUND (13214)
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Tune Sources: From Ancient Melody Incipit: 13214 32127 17123
ST. ALKMUND (13214)
Almighty God, Whose only Son
Author: Rev. Sir H. W. Baker Appears in 27 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. ALKMUND
Almighty God, Whose only Son
How loving is Jesus, who came from the sky
Author: R. H. Ballantyne Appears in 51 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. LUKE
How loving is Jesus, who came from the sky
My God, my King, thy various praise
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 256 hymnals Topics: God; Praise General Used With Tune: ST. ALKMUND
My God, my King, thy various praise
Thankful Tribute
Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Hymnal: Songs of Praise with Tunes #6 (1889) First Line: My God, my King, thy various praise Topics: Praise To God Scripture: Job 5:9 Tune Title: ST. ALKMUND
Thankful Tribute
Almighty God, Whose only Son
Author: Rev. Sir H. W. Baker Hymnal: The Church Missionary Hymn Book #62 (1899) Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALKMUND
Almighty God, Whose only Son
My God, my King, thy various praise
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Praise Hymnary #81 (1898) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: God; Praise General Tune Title: ST. ALKMUND
My God, my King, thy various praise
Randall H. Ballantyne
1821 - 1861 Person Name: R. H. Ballantyne Author of "How loving is Jesus, who came from the sky" in The Home and School Hymnal Ballantyne, Randall Hunter, sister of R. M. Ballantyne, the novelist, was born July 8, 1821, and died in August, 1861. Her Heir of Glory was published in 1849, Mabel Grant, 1854, and others. Her hymn, "How loving is Jesus, Who came from the sky" (The Love of Jesus ), in The Church Hymnary (Scotch), 1898, appeared in her Hymns about Jesus, 1842.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Randall H. Ballantyne
H. W. Baker
1821 - 1877 Person Name: Rev. Sir H. W. Baker Author of "Almighty God, Whose only Son" in The Church Missionary Hymn Book Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest son of Admiral Sir Henry Loraine Baker, born in London, May 27, 1821, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated, B.A. 1844, M.A. 1847. Taking Holy Orders in 1844, he became, in 1851, Vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire. This benefice he held to his death, on Monday, Feb. 12, 1877. He succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1851. Sir Henry's name is intimately associated with hymnody. One of his earliest compositions was the very beautiful hymn, "Oh! what if we are Christ's," which he contributed to Murray's Hymnal for the Use of the English Church, 1852. His hymns, including metrical litanies and translations, number in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, 33 in all. These were contributed at various times to Murray's Hymnal, Hymns Ancient & Modern and the London Mission Hymn Book, 1876-7. The last contains his three latest hymns. These are not included in Hymns Ancient & Modern. Of his hymns four only are in the highest strains of jubilation, another four are bright and cheerful, and the remainder are very tender, but exceedingly plaintive, sometimes even to sadness. Even those which at first seem bright and cheerful have an undertone of plaintiveness, and leave a dreamy sadness upon the spirit of the singer. Poetical figures, far-fetched illustrations, and difficult compound words, he entirely eschewed. In his simplicity of language, smoothness of rhythm, and earnestness of utterance, he reminds one forcibly of the saintly Lyte. In common with Lyte also, if a subject presented itself to his mind with striking contrasts of lights and shadows, he almost invariably sought shelter in the shadows. The last audible words which lingered on his dying lips were the third stanza of his exquisite rendering of the 23rd Psalm, "The King of Love, my Shepherd is:"—
Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His Shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me."
This tender sadness, brightened by a soft calm peace, was an epitome of his poetical life.
Sir Henry's labours as the Editor of Hymns Ancient & Modern were very arduous. The trial copy was distributed amongst a few friends in 1859; first ed. published 1861, and the Appendix, in 1868; the trial copy of the revised ed. was issued in 1874, and the publication followed in 1875. In addition he edited Hymns for the London Mission, 1874, and Hymns for Mission Services, n.d., c. 1876-7. He also published Daily Prayers for those who work hard; a Daily Text Book, &c. In Hymns Ancient & Modern there are also four tunes (33, 211, 254, 472) the melodies of which are by Sir Henry, and the harmonies by Dr. Monk. He died Feb. 12, 1877.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
H. W. Baker
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Composer of "ST. ALKMUND" in The Church Missionary Hymn Book 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.
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