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John Goss

1800 - 1880 Person Name: J. Goss, 1800 - 1880 Composer of "[O Lord our Lord, how excellent] (Goss)" in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches 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). Bert Polman

William Tucker

1578 - 1678 Person Name: W. Tucker Composer of "[O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth]" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Tucker, Rev. William, was admitted priest and gentleman of the Chapel Royal and minor canon and precentor of Westminster Abbey in 1660. He composed some excellent church music, some of which is still extant. An anthem, 'O give thanks,' is printed in Page's 'Harmonia Sacra,' and is also included (with another) in the Tudway Collection (Harl. MS. 7339). A 'Benedicite' is in MS. in the library of the Royal College of Music, and a service and 6 anthems at Ely Cathedral. He appears also to have been copyist at the Chapel Royal. He died Feb. 28, 1678-9, and was buried March 1, in Westminster Abbey cloisters. Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889),, 1895, by Sir George Grove

John Stainer

1840 - 1901 Person Name: Dr. Stainer Composer of "[O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth]" in Sunday-School Book

James Nares

1715 - 1783 Person Name: J. Nares Composer of "[O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth]" in The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes Born: April 19, 1715, Stanwell, Middlesex, England. Died: February 10, 1783. Buried: St. Margaret’s, Westminster, England. After his family moved to Oxford, Nares became a chorister in the Chapel Royal. He later became deputy organist at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor; organist in York Cathedral (1734); and organist in the Royal Chapel and composer to the king (1756). He received a doctorate of music degree from Cambridge University in 1756. In 1770, the Catch Club awarded him a prize for his glee To All Lovers of Harmony. Sources: Frost, p. 683 Nutter, p. 462 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/a/r/nares_j.htm ==================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nares

Richard Woodward

1743 - 1777 Person Name: R. Woodward, 1744 - 1777 Composer of "[O Lord our Lord, how excellent] (Woodward)" in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches Woodward, Richard, jr; b. 1743?; d. Dublin, 22 Nov. 1777; Anglo-Irish organist and composer LOC Name Authority File

Garret Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington

1735 - 1781 Person Name: Garret Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, 1735 - 1781 Composer of "[O Lord our Lord, how excellent] (Wellesley)" in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches Garret Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, father of the Duke of Wellington; b. Dongan, Ireland, 1735; d. there, 1781 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908