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ST. JOHN (Cutler)

ST. JOHN (Cutler)

Arranger: Henry S. Cutler
Published in 7 hymnals


Arranger: Henry S. Cutler

Henry Stephen Cutler (b. Boston, MA, 1824; d. Boston, 1902) studied music in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1844. He moved to England, where he listened with interest to the cathedral choirs and came under the influence of the Oxford Movement. Returning to Boston in 1846, Cutler became organist of the Episcopal Church of the Advent and formed a choir of men and boys, to whom he introduced the wearing of liturgical robes. When he took a position at Trinity Church in New York City, he removed women from the choir and used the occasion of a visit by the Prince of Wales to the church to introduce his newly vested men and boys' choir. He also moved the choir from the gallery to the chancel and initiated the chanting of the psalms and the singing of part… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: ST. JOHN (Cutler)
Arranger: Henry S. Cutler
Meter: 6.5.6.5 D
Incipit: 33335 31234 24466
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Okodakiciye Wakan Odowan Qa Okna Ahiyayapi Kta Ho Kin/Hymnal with Tunes and Chants According to the Use of the Episcopal Church in the Missions among the Dakotas #35b

Okodakiciye Wakan Odowan Qa Okna Ahiyayapi Kta Ho Kin/Hymnal with Tunes and Chants According to the Use of the Episcopal Church in the Missions among the Dakotas #35b

Our Sunday-School Songs #101

Our Sunday-School Songs #101
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Select Sunday School Songs #101

Select Sunday School Songs #101
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Songs of Praise #90a

Songs of Praise #90a
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The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #362a

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #362a
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The National Baptist Hymnal #196

The National Baptist Hymnal #196
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The New Children's Hymnal #72

The New Children's Hymnal #72
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