John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854).
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Tune Title: [Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace According to Thy word]First Line: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace According to Thy wordComposer: J. GossDate: 1906
Tune Title: [O sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvelous things]First Line: O sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvelous thingsComposer: J. GossDate: 1912
Tune Title: [O sing unto the Lord a new song] (Goss)First Line: O sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous thingsComposer: J. GossKey: a minorDate: 1898