Tune: CRUCIS VICTORIA

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CRUCIS VICTORIA

Composer: Myles Birket Foster (1889)
Published in 12 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF
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Composer: Myles Birket Foster

Born: November 29, 1851, London, England. Died: December 18, 1922, London, England. Son of an artist, Foster attended Brighton and Guildford Grammar School and entered the stock exchange. He subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music and played the organ at St. James Church, Marylebone, and St. George’s, Campden Hill. From 1880-92 he was organist at the Foundling Hospital and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and was choirmaster of St. James, Holborn. He composed children’s cantatas and much church music. His works include: Methodist Free Church Hymns, 1889 (co-editor) Anthems and Anthem Composers (London: Novello and Company, 1901) History of the Philharmonic Society (London: 1913) --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	CRUCIS VICTORIA
Composer:	Myles Birket Foster (1889)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Incipit:	13453 45655 64322
Key:	D Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

We Praise You, Lord, for Jesus Christ

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Gates of Brass

Our God, be gracious unto us

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

200 New Last Verses
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 51
113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 20

Organ Solo

100 New Hymn Preludes
Composer/Editor Andrew Wright
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2008) pp. 80
Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 42
Lorenz's Organ Album Volume 54: Three-Staff Voluntaries for the Church Organ
Composer/Editors George Frideric Handel; Homer Whitford
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1970) pp. 12
113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 20