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Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart
Author: George Croly Appears in 341 hymnals Topics: Priesthood Of Believers First Line: Spirit of God descend upon my heart Used With Tune: MORCAMBE
Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart
All hail the power of Jesus' Name
Author: Edward Perronet (1726-1792) Appears in 3,425 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood Lyrics: 1 All hail the power of Jesus' Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him, crown him, crown him,
crown him Lord of all.
2 Crown him, you martyrs of our God,
who from his altar call:
praise him whose way of pain you trod,
and crown him, crown him, crown him,
crown him Lord of all.
3 Let every tongue and every tribe,
responsive to the call,
to him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him, crown him, crown him,
crown him Lord of all.
4 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng,
we at his feet may fall;
join in the everlasting song,
and crown him, crown him, crown him,
crown him Lord of all! Scripture: Revelation 4 Used With Tune: MILES LANE
All hail the power of Jesus' Name
Crown him with many crowns
Author: Matthew Bridges (1800-1894); Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) Appears in 798 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne;
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless King
through all eternity.
2 Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
3 Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
rich wounds yet visible above,
in beauty glorified.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me:
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity. Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:9-10 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA
Crown him with many crowns
IN BABILONE
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 190 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Roy F. Kehl (1935-2011) Topics: Jesus priesthood Tune Sources: Melody from Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen, c. 1710 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 17651 21231 43232 Used With Text: Hail, thou once despisèd Jesus!
IN BABILONE
SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU (ST. ELISABETH)
Meter: Irregular Appears in 491 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood Tune Sources: Silesian melody from Schlesische Volkslieder, Leipzig, 1842; harmonised Rejoiced and Sing, 1991 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11127 13333 42351 Used With Text: Fairest Lord Jesus
SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU (ST. ELISABETH)
UNSER HERRSCHER (NEANDER)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 262 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joachim Neander, 1650-80 Topics: Jesus Christ Priesthood and Intercession Tune Sources: 'Gesangbuch', Darmstadt, 1698 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 12313 45517 65322 Used With Text: He is risen, he is risen!
UNSER HERRSCHER (NEANDER)
The Excellency of the priesthood of Christ
Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CXVIII (1799) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Priesthood of Christ, its excellency; Christ His Priesthood; Priesthood of Christ, its excellency First Line: 'Midst all the priests of Jewish race Lyrics: 1 'Midst all the priests of Jewish race,
Jesus the most illustrious stands:
The radiant beauty of his face
Superior love and awe demands.
2 Not Aaron or Melchizedeck
Cou'd claim such high descent as he;
His nature and his name bespeak
His unexampled pedigree.
3 Descending from the throne above,
He bears th' endearing name of son;
Dress'd in our flesh and mov'd by love,
He puts his priestly garments on.
4 So! he presents his sacrifice,
An off'ring most divinely sweet;
While clouds of fragrent incense rise,
And cover o'er the mercy seat.
5 The father with approving smile
Accepts the off'ring of his son:
New joys the wond'ring angels feel,
And haste to bear the tidings down.
6 The welcome news their lips repeat,
Gives sacred pleasure to my breast:
Henceforth, my soul, thy cause commit
To Christ, thy advocate and priest. Languages: English
The Excellency of the priesthood of Christ
The Excellency of the priesthood of Christ
Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CXVIII (1802) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Priesthood of Christ, its excellency; Christ His Priesthood; Priesthood of Christ, its excellency First Line: 'Midst all the priests of Jewish race Lyrics: 1 'Midst all the priests of Jewish race,
Jesus the most illustrious stands:
The radiant beauty of his face
Superior love and awe demands.
2 Not Aaron or Melchizedeck
Cou'd claim such high descent as he;
His nature and his name bespeak
His unexampled pedigree.
3 Descending from the throne above,
He bears th' endearing name of son;
Dress'd in our flesh and mov'd by love,
He puts his priestly garments on.
4 So! he presents his sacrifice,
An off'ring most divinely sweet;
While clouds of fragrent incense rise,
And cover o'er the mercy seat.
5 The father with approving smile
Accepts the off'ring of his son:
New joys the wond'ring angels feel,
And haste to bear the tidings down.
6 The welcome news their lips repeat,
Gives sacred pleasure to my breast:
Henceforth, my soul, thy cause commit
To Christ, thy advocate and priest. Languages: English
The Excellency of the priesthood of Christ
The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #196a (1786) Topics: Priesthood of Christ; Priesthood of Christ First Line: Thus the great Lord of earth and sea Lyrics: 1 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea
Spake to his Son, and thus he swore;
"Eternal shall thy priesthood be,
"And change from hand to hand no more.
2 "Aaron, and all his sons, must die:
"But everlasting life is thine,
"To save forever those that fly
"For refuge from the wrath divine.
3 "By me Melchisedec was made
"On earth a king and priest at once;
"And thou, my heavenly priest shalt plead,
"And thou, my king shalt rule my sons."
4 Jesus the priest ascends his throne,
While counsels of eternal peace,
Between the father and the son,
Proceed with honour and success.
5 Through the whole earth his reign shall spread,
And crush the powers that dare rebel:
Then shall he judge the rising dead,
And send the guilty world to hell.
6 Though while he treads his glorious way,
He drinks the cup of threats and blood,
The sufferings of that dreadful day
Shall but advance him near to God. Scripture: Psalm 110 Languages: English
The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ
William Croft
1678 - 1727 Person Name: William Croft (1678-1727) Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood Composer of "CROFT'S 136th" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) William Croft, Mus. Doc. was born in the year 1677 and received his musical education in the Chapel Royal, under Dr. Blow. In 1700 he was admitted a Gentleman Extraordinary of the Chapel Boyd; and in 1707, upon the decease of Jeremiah Clarke, he was appointed joint organist with his mentor, Dr. Blow. In 1709 he was elected organist of Westminster Abbey. This amiable man and excellent musician died in 1727, in the fiftieth year of his age. A very large number of Dr. Croft's compositions remain still in manuscript.
Cathedral chants of the XVI, XVII & XVIII centuries, ed. by Edward F. Rimbault, London: D. Almaine & Co., 1844
William Croft
George Croly
1780 - 1860 Topics: Priesthood Of Believers Author of "Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart" in Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) Croly, George, LL.D., born in Dublin, Aug. 17, 1780, and educated at the Dublin University (M.A. 1804, LL.D. 1831). After taking Holy Orders, he laboured in Ireland till about 1810, when he took up his residence in London, and devoted himself to literature. In 1835 he succeeded to the united benefices of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, and St. Benet Sherehog, retaining the same till his death, which occurred suddenly in the public street, Holborn, Nov. 24, 1860. His prose publications, in addition to contributions to Blackwood's Magazine, were numerous, and dealt with biographical, historical, and scriptural subjects. His hymns were given in his—
Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship. Written and compiled by the Rev. George Croly, LL.D. London Kendrick, 1854.
This collection contained 25 psalms, 50 hymns, and 6 poems. Of these 10 psalms, 12 hymns, and the 6 poems bear Dr. Croly's initial. The following have come into common use mainly through Windle's Collection:—
1. Be still, be still, impatient soul. Patience.
2. Behold me, Lord, and if thou find. Lent.
3. Lift up your heads, ye gates of light. Ascension.
4. Lord, who hast sought us out, unsought. Public Worship.
5. Teach us, O Lord, this day. Sunday.
6. Thou, Lord of mercy and of might. Lent.
All these date from 1854, with the exception of No. 6, which appeared in his Scenes from Scripture and other Poems, 1851.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
George Croly
Orlando Gibbons
1583 - 1625 Person Name: Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Topics: Jesus priesthood Composer (melody and bass) of "SONG 46" in Ancient and Modern Orlando Gibbons (baptised 25 December 1583 – 5 June 1625) was an English composer, virginalist and organist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean periods. He was a leading composer in the England of his day.
Gibbons was born in Cambridge and christened at Oxford the same year – thus appearing in Oxford church records.
Between 1596 and 1598 he sang in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where his brother Edward Gibbons (1568–1650), eldest of the four sons of William Gibbons, was master of the choristers. The second brother Ellis Gibbons (1573–1603) was also a promising composer, but died young. Orlando entered the university in 1598 and achieved the degree of Bachelor of Music in 1606. James I appointed him a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, where he served as an organist from at least 1615 until his death. In 1623 he became senior organist at the Chapel Royal, with Thomas Tomkins as junior organist. He also held positions as keyboard player in the privy chamber of the court of Prince Charles (later King Charles I), and organist at Westminster Abbey. He died at age 41 in Canterbury of apoplexy, and a monument to him was built in Canterbury Cathedral. A suspicion immediately arose that Gibbons had died of the plague, which was rife in England that year. Two physicians who had been present at his death were ordered to make a report, and performed an autopsy, the account of which survives in The National Archives:
We whose names are here underwritten: having been called to give our counsels to Mr. Orlando Gibbons; in the time of his late and sudden sickness, which we found in the beginning lethargical, or a profound sleep; out of which, we could never recover him, neither by inward nor outward medicines, & then instantly he fell in most strong, & sharp convulsions; which did wring his mouth up to his ears, & his eyes were distorted, as though they would have been thrust out of his head & then suddenly he lost both speech, sight and hearing, & so grew apoplectical & lost the whole motion of every part of his body, & so died. Then here upon (his death being so sudden) rumours were cast out that he did die of the plague, whereupon we . . . caused his body to be searched by certain women that were sworn to deliver the truth, who did affirm that they never saw a fairer corpse. Yet notwithstanding we to give full satisfaction to all did cause the skull to be opened in our presence & we carefully viewed the body, which we found also to be very clean without any show or spot of any contagious matter. In the brain we found the whole & sole cause of his sickness namely a great admirable blackness & syderation in the outside of the brain. Within the brain (being opened) there did issue out abundance of water intermixed with blood & this we affirm to be the only cause of his sudden death.
His death was a shock to peers and the suddenness of his passing drew comment more for the haste of his burial – and of its location at Canterbury rather than the body being returned to London. His wife, Elizabeth, died a little over a year later, aged in her mid-30s, leaving Orlando's eldest brother, Edward, to care for the children left orphans by this event. Of these children only the eldest son, Christopher Gibbons, went on to become a musician.
One of the most versatile English composers of his time, Gibbons wrote a quantity of keyboard works, around thirty fantasias for viols, a number of madrigals (the best-known being "The Silver Swan"), and many popular verse anthems. His choral music is distinguished by his complete mastery of counterpoint, combined with his wonderful gift for melody. Perhaps his most well known verse anthem is This is the record of John, which sets an Advent text for solo countertenor or tenor, alternating with full chorus. The soloist is required to demonstrate considerable technical facility at points, and the work at once expresses the rhetorical force of the text, whilst never being demonstrative or bombastic. He also produced two major settings of Evensong, the Short Service and the Second Service. The former includes a beautifully expressive Nunc dimittis, while the latter is an extended composition, combining verse and full sections. Gibbons's full anthems include the expressive O Lord, in thy wrath, and the Ascension Day anthem O clap your hands together for eight voices.
He contributed six pieces to the first printed collection of keyboard music in England, Parthenia (to which he was by far the youngest of the three contributors), published in about 1611. Gibbons's surviving keyboard output comprises some 45 pieces. The polyphonic fantasia and dance forms are the best represented genres. Gibbons's writing exhibits full mastery of three- and four-part counterpoint. Most of the fantasias are complex, multisectional pieces, treating multiple subjects imitatively. Gibbons's approach to melody in both fantasias and dances features a capability for almost limitless development of simple musical ideas, on display in works such as Pavane in D minor and Lord Salisbury's Pavan and Galliard.
In the 20th century, the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould championed Gibbons's music, and named him as his favorite composer. Gould wrote of Gibbons's hymns and anthems: "ever since my teen-age years this music ... has moved me more deeply than any other sound experience I can think of." In one interview, Gould compared Gibbons to Beethoven and Webern:
...despite the requisite quota of scales and shakes in such half-hearted virtuoso vehicles as the Salisbury Galliard, one is never quite able to counter the impression of music of supreme beauty that lacks its ideal means of reproduction. Like Beethoven in his last quartets, or Webern at almost any time, Gibbons is an artist of such intractable commitment that, in the keyboard field, at least, his works work better in one's memory, or on paper, than they ever can through the intercession of a sounding-board.
To this day, Gibbons's obit service is commemorated every year in King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
--wikipedia.org
Orlando Gibbons
