Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord]First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LordComposer: E. J. HopkinsDate: 1913
Tune Title: [My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?]First Line: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Composer: Edward J. HopkinsIncipit: 12172 31345 54532Key: f minorDate: 1992Source: The Hymnal 1982, 1985
Tune Title: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord]First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LordComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1910
Tune Title: [We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord]First Line: We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the LordComposer: E. J. HopkinsDate: 1908
Tune Title: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord]First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LordComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1910
Tune Title: [Blessed be the Lord God of Israel]First Line: Blessed be the Lord God of IsraelComposer: Edward John Hopkins, 1818-1901Key: F MajorDate: 1985
Tune Title: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto Thy Name]First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto Thy NameComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1899
Tune Title: [It is a good things to give thanks unto the Lord]First Line: It is a good things to give thanks unto the LordComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1928