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: [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: Edward John HopkinsDate: 1957
Tune Title: [I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help]First Line: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my helpComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1923
Tune Title: [I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help]First Line: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my helpComposer: Edward J. HopkinsDate: 1926
Tune Title: [I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills]First Line: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hillsComposer: Edward J. Hopkins, 1818-1901Date: 1910
Tune Title: [As the hart panteth after the water brooks]First Line: As the hart panteth after the water brooksComposer: E. J. HopkinsKey: C MajorDate: 1933
Tune Title: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High]First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most HighComposer: E. J. HopkinsDate: 1907
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