[Praise ye the Father, let every heart give thanks to Him] (Gounod)

[Praise ye the Father, let every heart give thanks to Him] (Gounod)

Composer: Charles F. Gounod
Published in 45 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Charles F. Gounod

Charles F. Gounod (b. Paris, France, 1818; d. St. Cloud, France, 1893) was taught initially by his pianist mother. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatory, won the "Grand Prix de Rome" in 1839, and continued his musical training in Vienna, Berlin, and Leipzig. Though probably most famous for his opera Faust (1859) and other instrumental music (including his Meditation sur le Prelude de Bach, to which someone added the Ave Maria text for soprano solo), Gounod also composed church music-four Masses, three Requiems, and a Magnificat. His smaller works for church use were published as Chants Sacres. When he lived in England (1870-1875), Gounod became familiar with British cathedral music and served as conductor of what later became the Royal… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Praise ye the Father, let every heart give thanks to Him] (Gounod)
Composer: Charles F. Gounod
Incipit: 55514 44321 54333
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 7 Number 3 January February 1991: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Charles-François Gounod
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1991) pp. 6

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #4

Audio

Small Church Music #4254

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2105

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #6053

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12753

Include 40 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us