John Marbeck, Merbeck or Merbecke (c. 1510 – c. 1585) was an English theological writer and musician who produced a standard setting of the Anglican liturgy. He is also known today for his setting of the Mass, Missa Per arma justitiae.
Probably a native of Beverley in Yorkshire, Merbecke appears to have been a boy chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and was employed as an organist there from about 1541. Two years later he was convicted with four others of heresy and sentenced to be burnt at the stake, but received a pardon owing to the intervention of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. An English Concordance of the Bible which Merbecke had been preparing at the suggestion of Richard Turner, was however confiscated and destr… Go to person page >
Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts]First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of HostsComposer: Healey Willan, 1880-1968; John Merbecke, 1510?-1585?Key: E♭ MajorDate: 1998
Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts]First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of HostsComposer: John Merbecke, 1510?-1585?Key: C MajorDate: 1985Source: Adapt. Hymnal 1982
Tune Title: [Hoy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts]First Line: Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hostsComposer: Arthur Hutchings; John MerbeckeKey: E♭ MajorDate: 1986