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Monsell, J.S.B.: Hymns &c.

Hymns by J.S.B.Monsell

(Julian, pp.762b-763a; 1673b 1674a; esp. last sentence of note at p.1674)

(a) J.S.B.Monsell: Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church's Year, 1863

Preface to 1st edition dated "All Saints Day, 1862"

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RS-496 Fight the good fight with all thy might

RS-77 Sing to the Lord a joyful song

RS-187 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

(b) Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church's Year: by John S.B.Monsell, Ll.D.; Vicar of Egham; Author of Parish Musings, Spiritual Songs, etc.; Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London: Bell and Daldy 1866

Preface to the Second Edition:

"Three motives induce the author of these Hymns to put forth a second edition. First, an increased demand for them; secondly, that several new Hymns have been added illustrative of seasons and occasions not noticed before; and, lastly, that the book has had conferred upon it the greatest honour as well as benefit it could have enjoyed, namely, a careful revision, on its first appearance, by one, to whom the Church owes, not only her noblest specimen of literature in this department, but still more, the revival of her purest aspirations in these latter days, the venerable author of the Christian Year." [ ** i.e. John Keble ]

"All Saints' Day. 1865"

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RS-449 I hunger and I thirst

Monsell published numerous other collections of hymns, including Spiritual Songs for the Sundays and Holy Days throughout the Year, 1857 Later editions of this collection apparently followed in 1869 (see Julian p.1059b) and 1875 (Julian p.762a), the latter being described as "People's Edition".

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RS-77 Sing to the Lord a joyful song

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(Montgomery) The Sheffield Iris

The Sheffield Iris (ed. James Montgomery) for 24th Dec. 1816

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RS-163 Angels from the realms of glory

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Montgomery, James: Hymn Collections

(Julian, pp.763-4)

See notes on the following:

(a) Songs of Zion, 1822

(b) Poetical Works, 1828

(c) The Christian Psalmist, 1825

(d) The Christian Psalmist, Third Edition 1826

(e) Original Hymns, 1853

 

 

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James Montgomery: Songs of Zion; being Imitations of Psalms, London, 1822

Montgomery's Preface is dated Sheffield, May 21. 1822 [Transcription not yet included]

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RS-697 O God, thou art my God alone

RS-684 God is my strong salvation

RS-127 Hail to the Lord's anointed

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(b) James Montgomery: Poetical Works, 1828

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RS-127 Hail to the Lord's anointed

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(c) The Christian Psalmist; or, Hymns, Selected and Original. By James Montgomery, Author of `The World before the Flood,' and other Poems. With an Introductory Essay. "The liveliest emblem of Heaven that I know upon earth is, when the people of God, in the deep sense of his excellence and bounty, from hearts abounding with love and joy, join together, both in heart and voice, in the cheerful and melodious singing of his praises." - Baxter's Saints' Rest. 1825

Parts I-IV contain hymns from various authors, numbered 1-461. Part V, containing hymns 462-562, consists of original hymns by James Montgomery.

Montgomery's Preface is dated Sheffield, October, 1825. It is an extended essay, in which Montgomery sets out his own standards of hymn-writing, and addresses questions of the relationship between hymns and poetry and the scarcity of hymns written by the greatest poets. In the course of his essay, he gives an appraisal of some of his most admired hymn-writers, including Bishop Ken, Watts, Wesley, Cowper and Addison.

(d) [C]

The Christian Psalmist, Third Edition, Glasgow: printed for William Collins &c., 1826

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RS-163 Angels from the realms of glory

RS-441 Be known to us in breaking bread

RS-380 Christ, whose glory fills the skies [C.Wesley]

RS-385 Command thy blessing from above

RS-577 O Spirit of the living God

RS-666 Sing we the song of those who stand

RS-667 Songs of praise the angels sang

RS-391 Stand up and bless the Lord

(e) [C]

Original Hymns for Public, Private and Social Devotion. By James Montgomery. From young and old, with every breath, Let prayer and praise arise; Life be "the daily offering," - Death "The evening sacrifice." Hymn LXXV. p.81. London: Longman, Brown, Breen and Longmans. 1853

Montgomery's Preface is dated The Mount, Sheffield, January 1, 1853

Xref: the hymns listed above.

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The Month

The Month: An Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Science and Art

(issues of May/June 1865: )

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RS-103 Praise to the holiest in the height

Click here . . . for the full text of "The Dream of Gerontius", which was serialised in the May and June issues and later included in Newman's Verses on Various Occasions, 1868 (q.v. )

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Moore, T.: Pocket Companion

(a) Thomas Moore: The Psalm-Singer's Pocket Companion, containing great variety of the best English Psalm-Tunes, suited to the different metres in the Scotch Version of the Psalms of David, set in three and four parts; likewise all the tunes that are usually sung in most parts of Scotland; with a plain and easy introduction to Musick, Glasgow, c.1756

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RS-130 Glasgow

(b) Thomas Moore: The Psalm-singer's Delightful Pocket Companion, Containing a Plain and Easy Introduction to Psalmody, and an Introduction explaining more at large the grounds of music in general. Illustrated with a great variety of Tables, Scales, and Initial Lessons, Glasgow, 1761

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Morrell & How: Psalms & Hymns

(a) Psalms and Hymns, Compiled by the Rev. Thomas Baker Morrell, M.A., ... and the Rev. William Walsham How, M.A., 1854

(b) - do - enlarged, 1864

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RS-618 We give thee but thine own

(c) - do - Supplement, 1867

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Murphy, G.M.: Early Irish Lyrics

Early Irish Lyrics, 8th-12th Century, edited by Gerard Murphy, Oxford 1956

Contains Gaelic texts and literal English translations of the poems selected.

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RS-489 Be thou my vision

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Murray, F.H.: Hymnal

F.H.Murray: A Hymnal for Use in the English Church, 1852

This was one of a number of independent hymn-books current in Anglican churches before 1860, whose editors or proprietors agreed to withdraw them from parish use and to join the syndicate which eventually became The Proprietors of Hymns Ancient and Modern. This joint action greatly facilitated the immediate success of the latter book on its publication in 1861.

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RS-472 Come, let us join our friends above

RS-239 Jesus lives! Thy terrors now

RS-160 O come, all ye faithful

RS-209 Ride on! ride on in majesty

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Murray, J.R.: Dainty Songs

James R.Murray: Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses, for use in the kindergarten, school and home, Cincinnati 1887

 

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RS-146 Away in a manger

 

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Murray, Shirley Erena: In Every Corner Sing

In Every Corner Sing: The Hymns of Shirley Erena Murray: Hope Publishing Co., 1992.

Originally published privately by the author as a small collection of her hymn texts; enlarged and re-issued by Hope under the same title in 1992, with texts and tune settings of all her hymns to that date.

The enlarged edition contains 80 hymns with tunes, together with four poems without music. Some of the tunes are taken from other hymnals; but many appear to have been composed for the words, by a variety of composers.

The author provides an appendix containing a brief annotation of every hymn text, and a Topical Index is also included.

Xrefs: 

RS-625 God of freedom, God of justice

RS-326 Loving Spirit, loving Spirit

 

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The Musical Times

Founded in 1842 by Joseph Mainzer as Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular. It was taken over by Novello in 1844 and became The Musical Times.

The issue of August 1908 included a facsimile from William Gawler's Supplement, 1785.

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RS-378 Morning Hymn

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Musikalisches Hand-Buch, 1690

Georg Wittwe: Musikalisches Hand-Buch der Geistlichen Melodien a Cant. und Bass, Hamburg, 1690

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RS-209 Winchester New

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(The Rejoice & Sing Enchiridion:edited by David Goodall; last amended 10/5/03)