SAXONY (Spangenberg)

SAXONY (Spangenberg)

Harmonizer: W. H. Havergal
Published in 21 hymnals


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Harmonizer: W. H. Havergal

Havergal, William Henry, M.A, son of William Havergal, was born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 1793, and was educated at St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford (B.A. 1815, M.A. 1819). On taking Holy Orders he became in 1829 Rector of Astley, Worcestershire; in 1842, Rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester; and in 1860, Rector of Shareshill, near Wolverhampton. He was also Hon. Canon in Worcester Cathedral from 1845. He died April 18, 1870. His hymns, about 100 in all, were in many instances written for special services in his own church, and printed as leaflets. Several were included in W. Carus Wilson's Book of General Psalmody, 1840 (2nd ed., 1842); and in Metrical Psalms & Hymns for Singing in Churches, Worcester, Deighton, 1849, commonly known as the W… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SAXONY (Spangenberg)
Harmonizer: W. H. Havergal
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 11131 34555 57544
Key: e minor
Source: Spangenberg's Gesangbuch,1588;Ancient German Chorale
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #712
Text: By Precepts Taught of Ages Past
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #13765
Text: The Tempter To My Soul Hath Said
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Methodist Tune Book: a collection of tunes adapted to the Methodist Hymn book #34
Text: Almighty maker of my frame

Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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The Cyber Hymnal #712

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The Cyber Hymnal #13765

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #H5

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P102d

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #314

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #129

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #260

Include 14 pre-1979 instances
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