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MONSELL (Monsell)

MONSELL (Monsell)

Composer: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Published in 12 hymnals


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Composer: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: MONSELL (Monsell)
Composer: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Incipit: 11712 32554 33211
Key: f minor
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4366
Text: My Sins, My Sins, My Savior
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #10756
Text: The Descent From the Cross
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #249

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #249
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The Cyber Hymnal #4366

The Cyber Hymnal #4366
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #10756

The Cyber Hymnal #10756
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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #553

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #553
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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #505

Trinity Psalter Hymnal #505
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