GOULD (Gould)

Composer: John E. Gould

John Edgar Gould USA 1821-1875. Born in Bangor, ME, he became a musician. He managed music stores in New York City and Philadelphia, PA., the latter with composer partner, William Fischer. He married Josephine Louisa Barrows, and they had seven children: Blanche, Marie, Ida, John, Josephine, Josephine, and Augusta. He compiled eight religious songbooks from 1846 thru 1869. He died while traveling in Algiers, Africa, and was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: GOULD (Gould)
Composer: John E. Gould
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 51233 42271 565
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Calm On the Listening Ear of Night

Calm on the listening ear of night
Come heaven's melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains.
Celestial choirs from courts above
Shed sacred glories there;
And angels, with their sparkling lyres,
Make music on the air.

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Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints

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Instances

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Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #440a

Audio

Small Church Music #7045

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12146

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