ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…
Although this tune is widely attributed to Isaac Smith and was published in Smiths Collection of Psalm Tunes, London, ca. 1780, Smith does not claim to be the composer. The tune also appeared in other books of similar or earlier date. Southern Harmony, 1835 attributes the tune to J. Street.
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Display Title: O bless the Lord, my soul!First Line: O bless the Lord, my soul!Tune Title: SWABIAAuthor: Isaac WattsMeter: S. M.Date: 1882Subject: Christ | Goodness
Display Title: O bless the Lord, my soul!First Line: O bless the Lord, my soul!Tune Title: SWABIAAuthor: Isaac WattsMeter: S. M.Date: 1887Subject: Christ | Goodness