EUCHARISTIC HYMN

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges

Born: 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Died: May 1, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Son of composer Edward Hodges, John emigrated to America in 1845, and attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained an Episcopal minister in 1854, he served at the Grace/Second Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey (1860-70), and was Rector of St. Paul’s, Baltimore, Maryland, for 35 years. His works include: The Book of Common Praise, 1869 The revised edition of Hymn Tunes, 1903 --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: EUCHARISTIC HYMN
Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges (1868)
Place Of Origin: England
Meter: 9.8.9.8
Incipit: 55435 43234 55543
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

John Sebastian Bach Hodges (b. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1830; d. Baltimore, MD, 1915) composed EUCHARISTIC HYMN for Heber's text in 1868, while he was rector at Grace Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey. He first published the tune in his Book of Common Praise (1869) and named it after the sacramental service for which Heber wrote the text. Sing EUCHARISTIC HYMN in harmony, preferably without accompaniment and always in its entirety. It also makes a fine communion motet for a choir.

The son of Edward Hodges (PHH 55), John came to the United States at the age of fifteen. Educated at Columbia University, New York City, and General Theological Seminary, New York City, he was ordained in 1855. After having served Episcopal churches in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Newark, he devoted the remainder of his career to St. Paul Church in Baltimore (1870-1906). There Hodges replaced the mixed choir with a choir of men and boys. He composed over a hundred hymns and anthems and compiled The Book of Common Praise (1869) and the revised edition of Hymn Tunes (1903). He was also active on the committees that produced the Episcopal Hymnal (1874) and Hymnal(1892).

Since the publication of William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854), many hymnals have set Heber's text to GENEVAN 98/118 (see 98, 118, or 314) in one long stanza. That tune–much loved in the Reformed tradition–is a useful alternate because it helps to bind together the two short stanzas into one longer prayer. To create a longer Lord's Supper hymn, combine 310 and 314 into one song or choral anthem using GENEVAN 98/118.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • An Organist's Book of Hymns: The Liturgical Year: 3 Part Hymns and Chorale Preludes
    Composer/Editor Noel Jones
    Published By: Frog Music (2014) pp. 56
  • In Communion: 40 Hymntune Meditations for Organ, Piano, or Keyboard
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2008) pp. 25
  • 120 More Musical Gifts Part 5 Series Two: Variations on Hymn Tunes - Erhalt Uns Herr to Lauda Anima
    Composer/Editors Adrienne Tindall; Austin Cole Lovelace
    Published By: Darcey Press (2006) pp. 188
  • Wondrous Love: A Cantata for Easter
    Composer/Editors Benjamin Harlan; Wes Ramsay
    Published By: Brookfield Press (2002) pp. 33
  • Hymn Accompaniments for Piano
    Composer/Editor John Innes
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1987) pp. 6
  • Hymn Variants for Organ
    Composer/Editor Jack C. Goode
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1987) pp. 35
  • Hymn Helps for Organists and Congregations: An Organ Book for Unison Hymn Singing
    Composer/Editor Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1970) pp. 32

Organ Solo

  • The Lord's Supper: Flexible Organ Settings of Communion Hymns
    Composer/Editor Matthew McConnell
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 10
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 65
    Composer/Editor Victor C. Johnson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 65
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 66
    Composer/Editor Lyndell Leatherman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 96
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 41 Number 5 July August 2019 General, Weddings, Patriotic, Communion: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Daniel Burton
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2019) pp. 6
  • Seasons of Grace: The Church Year for Organ
    Composer/Editor Lyndell Leatherman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 52
  • The Sacred Organ Library Volume 4
    Composer/Editor Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 20
  • The Complete Organist Volume 2: Accessible Service Music for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Lyndell Leatherman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2017) pp. 110
  • The Complete Organist Volume 2: Accessible Service Music for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; John S. B. Hodges
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2017) pp. 107
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 52 Number 1 September October 2017: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2017) pp. 20
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 79 Number 3 January February 2016: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Carson P. Cooman; Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2016) pp. 13
  • The Organist's Library Volume 60
    Composer/Editor Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2016) pp. 81
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 58
    Composer/Editor Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 28
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 55
    Composer/Editor David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 66
  • Easy on the Pedals: Hymn Tune Settings with Optional Pedal Parts
    Composer/Editor Victor C. Johnson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 22
  • The Organist Volume 118 Number 4 September October 2014: The Service Music Companion for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 28
  • The Organist Volume 117 Number 2 May June 2013: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 32
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 41 Number 3 January February 2007: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Richard Warner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2007) pp. 3
  • 120 More Musical Gifts Part 5 Series Two: Variations on Hymn Tunes - Erhalt Uns Herr to Lauda Anima
    Composer/Editors Adrienne Tindall; Austin Cole Lovelace
    Published By: Darcey Press (2006) pp. 188-189
  • Hymn Meditations: 11 Paraphrases on Hymn-Tunes
    Composer/Editor Edward G. Mead
    Published By: Carl Fischer, Inc. (2006) pp. 10
  • The Cross and the Crown: Compiled for the Busy Organist by James Southbridge
    Composer/Editors James Southbridge; Juliet Calkins
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2006) pp. 11
  • Composer/Editor Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 3
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 66 Number 3 January February 2003: A Bi-monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Mark Davis
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 24
  • The Organist's Library Volume 34
    Composer/Editor Mark Davis
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 24
  • To Walk with Christ: Eight Hymn Medleys Celebrating the Christian Life
    Composer/Editor Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2002) pp. 14
  • Take This Cup: A Sequence on Communion Hymns for Organ
    Composer/Editor Jerry van der Pol
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (2001) pp. 21
  • The Organist's Library Volume 29
    Composer/Editor Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2001) pp. 62
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 35 Number 5 May 2001: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Mark Barnard; James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2001) pp. 24
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 35 Number 5 May 2001: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Mark Barnard; James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2001) pp. 24
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 63 Number 4 March April 2000: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2000) pp. 62
  • The Organist's Library Volume 21
    Composer/Editor Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1997) pp. 88
  • Communion Call: Meditations for Organ
    Composer/Editors Eugene McCluskey; James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1996) pp. 3
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 59 Number 5 May 1996: A Bi-monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1996) pp. 88
  • Communion Music for Manuals
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1994) pp. 10
  • Easy Organ Library Volume 16: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
    Composer/Editor Juliet Calkins
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 67
  • The Organist Volume 97 Number 6 January 1994: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors James Mansfield; Juliet Colkins
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1994) pp. 67
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 56 Number 1 September 1992: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Mercy Barlett AKA James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1992) pp. 35
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 7 Number 5 August 1985 General, Weddings: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Sandra W. Jarrell
    Published By: McAfee Music Corporation (1985) pp. 4
  • Consoliere Volume 4 Number 3 July August September 1973: Practical and Distinctive Pieces for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Charles G. Frischmann; Bernard Bartelink
    Published By: World Library Publications, Inc. (1973) pp. 21
  • Music for Holy Communion: Eleven Short Pieces for Organ
    Composer/Editor Olive Nelson Russel
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1973) pp. 18
  • The Sacred Organ Folio No. 4
    Composer/Editors Edward G. Mead; John S. B. Hodges
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1971) pp. 20
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 6 Number 1 September 1971: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Edward G. Mead
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1971) pp. 20
  • Hymn Preludes for the Church Service
    Composer/Editor Gordon Young
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1964) pp. 11
  • The Organist Volume 67 Number 6 January 1964: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1964) pp. 66
  • The Amateur Organist No. 38: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1963) pp. 66
  • The Amateur Organist Number 38: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1963) pp. 66
  • Communion Hymn Sequence: With Choir ad lib.
    Composer/Editor Allen James
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1961) pp. 9
  • Improvisations on Hymn Tunes for Organ: Registered for Pipe & Electric Organ
    Composer/Editor Jack C. Goode
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1961) pp. 6
  • Six Contemplations: Improvisations on Familiar Hymns for Organ
    Composer/Editor John Duro
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (1954) pp. 8
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 17 Number 6 August 1954: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
    Composer/Editors Ellen Jane Lorenz; César Franck
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1954) pp. 87
  • Musica Divina Book One: Choral Improvisations for the Organ
    Composer/Editor Philip G. Kreckel
    Published By: J. Fischer & Brothers (1932) pp. 24

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 29 Number 3 January February April 2013: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Larry F. Pugh; Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 35
  • The Church Pianist Volume 25 Number 4 March April 2009: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Gregg Sewell; Robert C. Lau
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2009) pp. 22
  • The Church Pianist Volume 20 Number 1 September October 2003: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors David Sarandon; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 33
  • The Church Pianist Volume 15 Number 3 January February 1999: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Todd Kendall
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1999) pp. 6
  • Composer/Editor Robert C. Lau
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1999) pp. 4
  • The Church Pianist Volume 9 Number 5 May June 1993: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 9
  • Flexible Communion Music: For Piano
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Stanley E. Saxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1991) pp. 16, 20
  • The Church Pianist Volume 7 Number 3 January February 1991: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Stanley E. Saxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1991) pp. 18
  • The Church Pianist Volume 1 Number 3 January 1985: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Robert W. Thygerson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1985) pp. 70
  • Piano Voluntaries on Hymn Tunes: For Church and Studio
    Composer/Editor Jack C. Goode
    Published By: Abingdon Press (1968) pp. 14

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Crown Him Lord of All: Organ & Piano Duets for Holy Week through Eastertide
    Composer/Editors David Sarandon; Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 17
  • What Wondrous Love!: An Organ and Piano Collection for Lent and Easter
    Composer/Editor Gilbert M. Martin
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (2006) pp. 27

Organ or Piano

  • In Communion: 40 Hymntune Meditations for Organ, Piano, or Keyboard
    Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2008) pp. 25
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