XAVIER (Champneys)

XAVIER (Champneys)

Composer: Francis Henry Champneys (1875)
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Francis Henry Champneys

Born: March 25, 1848, in the rec­to­ry of St. Ma­ry’s, White­cha­pel, Lon­don, Eng­land. Died: Ju­ly 30, 1930, Nutley, Sus­sex, Eng­land. Francis’ fa­ther was Will­iam Champ­neys, Ca­non of St. Paul’s, and lat­er Dean of Lich­field. Fran­cis was ed­u­cat­ed at Win­chest­er Coll­ege and Brase­nose Coll­ege, Ox­ford (MA & MB 1875, MD lat­er). An am­a­teur mu­si­cian, he stu­died un­der John Goss, held var­i­ous mu­sic­al po­si­tions from 1880 to 1913, and chaired the Cen­tral Mid­wives’ Board (1903-30). He was made a Bar­o­net in 1910. --www.hymntime.com/tch/  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: XAVIER (Champneys)
Composer: Francis Henry Champneys (1875)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Incipit: 15642 53332 57656
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 198

Organ Solo

  • The Organist's Library Volume 55
    Composer/Editor Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 94
  • Hymn Tunes A to Z: 38 Organ Settings for Worship or Recital
    Composer/Editor Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 13
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 76 Number 6 July August 2013: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editor Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 26
  • The Lord's My Shepherd: For Organ
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Sandra W. Jarrell
    Published By: Broadman Press (1987) pp. 16
  • PedalPoint Volume 4 Number 3 April May June 1985: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Sandra W. Jarrell
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1985) pp. 26

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5592
Text: Praise to God Who Reigns Above
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #8678
Text: Jesu's Precious Name Excels
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #11220
Text: Mercy Speaks By Jesu's Blood
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #797

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5592

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #8678

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11220

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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