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ST. LEONARD (Smart)

ST. LEONARD (Smart)

Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
Published in 43 hymnals


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Composer: Henry Thomas Smart

Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known). Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporiza­tions and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ST. LEONARD (Smart)
Composer: Henry Thomas Smart (1867)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 55365 67123 17652
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3828
Text: Lord, I Would Own Thy Tender Care
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5723
Text: The Race That Long in Darkness Pined
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #47

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CPWI Hymnal #657

Hymns and Psalms #383

Hymns and Psalms #422

Audio

Small Church Music #2621

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The Cyber Hymnal #3828

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The Cyber Hymnal #5723

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P16

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P71b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #R25b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #R51a

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #520

Include 31 pre-1979 instances
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