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JOY (Gadsby)

JOY (Gadsby)

Composer: Henry Gadsby
Published in 5 hymnals


Composer: Henry Gadsby

Born: December 15, 1840, Hackney, England. Though many sources show his birth year as 1842, census entries indicate an 1840 birth. Died: November 11, 1907, Putney, England. Buried: Putney Vale Cemetery. Gadsby was a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral (1849-58), and organist at St. Peter’s, Brockley, until 1884, when he succeeded John Hullah at Queen’s College, Harley Street, London. In 1880, he became a professor at the Guildhall School of Music. www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: JOY (Gadsby)
Composer: Henry Gadsby
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6.8.8
Incipit: 56513 21765 5635
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Joy fills our inmost hearts to-day!
The royal Child is born;
And angel hosts in glad array
His Advent keep this morn.
Rejoice, rejoice! Th'incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard,
Emmanuel!

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Carols Old and Carols New #49

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Christmas Carols New and Old #46

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Hymns for the Living Age #120

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School and Parish Hymnal #55

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The Hymnal #552

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