E. S. A. The initials of Ella Sophia Armitage, née Bulley, daughter of S. M. Bulley, of Liverpool, and granddaughter of T. Raffles, D.D. (p. 948, ii.). She was born at Liverpool, March 3, 1841, and married in 1874 to the Rev. E. Armitage, M.A., now (1891) Theological Professor in the Congregational United College, Bradford. Mrs. Armitage has published: (1) The Childhood of the English Nation; (2) The Connection of England and Scotland; (3) The Education of a Christian Home; and (4) a Service of Song entitled The Garden of the Lord, Lond., Novello, 1881. In the last work there are 16 of her original hymns. Mrs. Armitage's hymns in common use include:—
1. Eternal Love, Whose law doth sway. Holy Matrimony. Written in 1879 for the marr… Go to person page >
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…
William Boyd (b. Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1847; d. Paddington, England, 1928) composed PENTECOST in 1864 for the hymn text "Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire"; it was published in 1868 in Thirty-Two Hymn Tunes Composed by Members of the University of Oxford. The name PENTECOST derives from the subjec…
Display Title: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longFirst Line: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longTune Title: WINCHESTER NEWAuthor: Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1906
Display Title: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longFirst Line: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longTune Title: ST. DROSTANEAuthor: Ella S. ArmitageDate: 1905Subject: People's Meetings | Temperance
Display Title: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longFirst Line: O Lord of hosts, the fight is longTune Title: PENTECOSTAuthor: Ella Sophia Armitage, 1841-Meter: L.M.Date: 1918Subject: The Christian Life | Brotherly Love and Service