George Wallace Briggs is a Canon of Worcester Cathedral and one of the most distinguished British hymn writers and hymnologists of today. Six of his hymns appear in the Episcopal Hymnal of 1940 (American). Another hymn on the Bible entitled "Word of the living God" was written for the 25th Anniversary of the British Bible Reading Fellowship and was sung in Westminster Abbey on June 5, 1947. It has been widely used since that time. Canon Briggs is a leading member of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is also the composer of several hymn times, six of which have appeared in British hymnals. In addition to his work as a clergy man of the Church of England and an hymnologist, he has interest himself actively in the field of reli… Go to person page >
The tune SALZBURG, named after the Austrian city made famous by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was first published anonymously in the nineteenth edition of Praxis Pietatis Melica (1678); in that hymnbook's twenty-fourth edition (1690) the tune was attributed to Jakob Hintze (b. Bernau, Germany, 1622; d. B…
Display Title: For the brave of ev'ry raceFirst Line: For the brave of ev'ry raceTune Title: ANIMA CHRISTIAuthor: George Wallace BriggsMeter: 77. 77. D.Date: 1940Subject: Anniversaries | ; Communion of Saints | ; Saints' Days and Holy Days | All Saints; Sexagesima | Evening Prayer Closing; St. Matthias | Morning Prayer Opening; The Church | Expectant; The Church Triumphant | Heaven; Trinity II | The Holy Communion Sequence; Trinity XIII | Evening Prayer General
Display Title: For the brave of every raceFirst Line: For the brave of every raceTune Title: LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGEAuthor: George Wallace BriggsDate: 1937
Display Title: For the Brave of Every RaceFirst Line: For the brave of every raceTune Title: SALZBURGAuthor: George W. Briggs, 1875-Meter: 7.7.7.7.D.Date: 1958