The original version of WINCHESTER NEW appeared in Musikalisches Handbuch der geistlichen Melodien, published in Hamburg, Germany, in 1690 by Georg Wittwe. It was set to the text “Wer nur den lieben Gott” (see 446). An expanded version of the tune was a setting for "Dir, dir Jehova" (see 203) in…
A pentatonic (five-pitch) folk tune from the southern United States, BOURBON fits well with the penitential text of Psalm 38. The tune calls for unison singing, with accompaniment providing a firmly articulated rhythm. Like many pentatonic tunes, when unaccompanied it can be sung in canon after eith…
Display Title: Lord Jesus, once you spoke to menFirst Line: Lord Jesus, once you spoke to menTune Title: WINCHESTER NEWAuthor: H. C. A. Gaunt (1902-1983)Meter: 8 8 8 8 (LM)Date: 1987Subject: God, Saviour | Growing, Teaching, Serving; Epiphany 2, Revelation | The First Disciples; Epiphany 6, Revelation | Parables; Christ the Teacher | ; Lent 4, The King and the Kingdom | Transfiguration