Tune: STRENGTH AND STAY

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STRENGTH AND STAY

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
Published in 115 hymnals

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Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	STRENGTH AND STAY
Composer:	John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
Meter:	11.10.11.10
Incipit:	33456 53143 23344
Key:	D Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

O Strength and Stay, upholding all creation

Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling (Johnson)

O [Come] brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother

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200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
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Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 173
The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
Composer/Editor Andrew Wright
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 213
Restrained Last Verses: Varied Accompaniments for Popular Hymns
Composer/Editor Stanley Vann
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2003) pp. 144
Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 175
The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 135
After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 172
Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1994) pp. 89

Organ Solo

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Composer/Editor Carson Cooman
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 31
Easy Organ Library Volume 65
Composer/Editor Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2019) pp. 89
150 Hymn Preludes Book 2 Hymn Tune L - W: Short and Playable Pieces in Keys to Match All Popular Hymn Books
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2010) pp. 518
Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
Composer/Editor June Nixon
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 170
100 Hymn Preludes for Manuals
Composer/Editor Philip Moore
Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 170
The Organist Volume 58 Number 3 July August 1954: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1954) pp. 68