[Hark! the full-voiced choir is singing]

[Hark! the full-voiced choir is singing]

Composer: William Gowman; Arranger: Herbert Stephan Irons
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: William Gowman

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Arranger: Herbert Stephan Irons

Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Hark! the full-voiced choir is singing]
Arranger: Herbert Stephan Irons
Composer: William Gowman
Incipit: 12315 43212 23543
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Hark! The Full-Voiced Choir Is Singing

Hark! the full-voiced choir is singing,
As the midnight darkness flies;
Heavenly angels now are bringing
Peaceful tidings from the skies.

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The Cyber Hymnal #2153
Text: Hark! The Full-Voiced Choir Is Singing
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