Tune: DURHAM (Ravenscroft)

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DURHAM (Ravenscroft)

Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft
Published in 24 hymnals

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	WHEN ALL YOUR MERCIES, O MY GOD (Trinity…

Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft

Thomas Ravenscroft United Kingdom 1592-1635. Born at Sussex, England, he allegedly sang in the choir at St Paul’s Cathedral. He attended music lectures at Gresham College. He was educated at Cambridge College, graduating in 1607. From 1618-1622 he was music master at Christ’s Hospital. Many of his works were aimed at pleasing a middle class lay public. He collected folk music: “Pammelia” (1609), “Deuteromelia” [includes the song “Three blind mice”](1609), “Melismata” (1611). He also published a metrical Psalter (the whole book of Psalms) in 1621. He composed 11 anthems, three motets, and four fantasies. He also wrote two treatises on music theory: “A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) use of charact'… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	DURHAM (Ravenscroft)
Composer:	Thomas Ravenscroft
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Incipit:	15365 31243 56655
Key:	E Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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On Opening a Place of Social Prayer

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WHEN ALL YOUR MERCIES, O MY GOD (Trinity Hymnal 56)

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