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In stature grows the heavenly Child

Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Epiphany Used With Tune: TALLIS'S CANON

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TALLIS'S CANON

Appears in 498 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: T. Tallis, 1520?-1858 Incipit: 11711 22343 14433 Used With Text: In stature grows the heavenly Child
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ST. ANN

Appears in 841 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Croft (1677-1727) Incipit: 53651 17151 5645 Used With Text: In stature grows the Heavenly Child
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INVITATION

Appears in 381 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. V. Wallace Incipit: 33343 32225 23435 Used With Text: In stature grows the Heavenly Child

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In Stature Grows the Heavenly Child

Author: Jean de Santeüil; John Chandler Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3003 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. In stature grows the heavenly child, With death before His eyes; A lamb unblemished, meek and mild, Prepared for sacrifice. 2. The Son of God His glory hides With parents mean and poor; And He who made the heaven abides In dwelling place obscure. 3. Those mighty hands that stay the sky No earthly toil refuse; And He who set the stars on high A humble trade pursues. 4. He before whom the angels stand, At whose behest they fly, Now yields Himself to man’s command, And lay His glory by. 5. Jesu, the virgin’s holy son, We praise Thee and adore, Who art with God the Father One, And Spirit evermore. Languages: English Tune Title: TALLIS' ORDINAL

In stature grows the heavenly [holy] child

Author: John Chandler; Jean Baptiste de Santeuil Hymnal: The Trinity Hymnal, with Offices of Devotion #d32 (1868)
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In stature grows the heavenly Child

Author: J. B. de Santeuil, 1630-97; J. Chandler Hymnal: The English Hymnal #46 (1906) Languages: English Tune Title: TALLIS' ORDINAL ('9TH TUNE')

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John Chandler

1806 - 1876 Person Name: Rev. John Chandler (1806-1876) Translator of "In stature grows the Heavenly Child" in Carmina Sanctorum John Chandler, one of the most successful translators of hymns, was born at Witley in Surrey, June 16, 1806. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830. Ordained deacon in 1831 and priest in 1832, he succeeded his father as the patron and vicar of Whitley, in 1837. His first volume, entitled The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated and Arranged, 1837, contained 100 hymns, for the most part ancient, with a few additions from the Paris Breviary of 1736. Four years later, he republished this volume under the title of hymns of the Church, mostly primitive, collected, translated and arranged for public use, 1841. Other publications include a Life of William of Wykeham, 1842, and Horae sacrae: prayers and meditations from the writings of the divines of the Anglican Church, 1854, as well as numerous sermons and tracts. Chandler died at Putney on July 1, 1876. --The Hymnal 1940 Companion =============== Chandler, John, M.A.,one of the earliest and most successful of modern translators of Latin hymns, son of the Rev. John F. Chandler, was born at Witley, Godalming, Surrey, June 16, 1806, and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1827. He took Holy Orders in 1831, and became Vicar of Witley in 1837. He died at Putney, July 1, 1876. Besides numerous Sermons and Tracts, his prose works include Life of William of Wykeham, 1842; and Horae Sacrae; Prayers and Meditations from the writings of the Divines of the Anglican Church, with an Introduction, 1844. His translations, he says, arose out of his desire to see the ancient prayers of the Anglican Liturgy accompanied by hymns of a corresponding date of composition, and his inability to find these hymns until he says, "My attention was a short time ago directed to some translations [by Isaac Williams] which appeared from time to time in the British Magazine, very beautifully executed, of some hymns extracted from the Parisian Breviary,with originals annexed. Some, indeed, of the Sapphic and Alcaic and other Horatian metres, seem to be of little value; but the rest, of the peculiar hymn-metre, Dimeter Iambics, appear ancient, simple, striking, and devotional—in a word in every way likely to answer our purpose. So I got a copy of the Parisian Breviary [1736], and one or two other old books of Latin Hymns, especially one compiled by Georgius Cassander, printed at Cologne, in the year 1556, and regularly applied myself to the work of selection and translation. The result is the collection I now lay before the public." Preface, Hymns of the Primitive Church, viii., ix. This collection is:— (1) The Hymns of the Primitive Church, now first Collected, Translated, and Arranged, by the Rev. J. Chandler. London, John W. Parker, 1837. These translations were accompanied by the Latin texts. The trsanslations rearranged, with additional translations, original hymns by Chandler and a few taken from other sources, were republished as (2) The Hymns of the Church, mostly Primitive, Collected, Translated, and Arranged/or Public Use, by the Rev. J. Chandler, M.A. London, John W. Parker, 1841. From these works from 30 to 40 translations have come gradually into common use, some of which hold a foremost place in modern hymnals, "Alleluia, best and sweetest;" "Christ is our Corner Stone;" "On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry;" "Jesus, our Hope, our hearts' Desire;" "Now, my soul, thy voice upraising;" "Once more the solemn season calls;" and, "O Jesu, Lord of heavenly grace;" being those which are most widely used. Although Chandler's translations are somewhat free, and, in a few instances, doctrinal difficulties are either evaded or softened down, yet their popularity is unquestionably greater than the translations of several others whose renderings are more massive in style and more literal in execution. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Thomas Tallis

1505 - 1585 Person Name: T. Tallis, 1520?-1858 Composer of "TALLIS'S CANON" in Church Hymns Thomas Tallis (b. Leicestershire [?], England, c. 1505; d. Greenwich, Kent, England 1585) was one of the few Tudor musicians who served during the reigns of Henry VIII: Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth I and managed to remain in the good favor of both Catholic and Protestant monarchs. He was court organist and composer from 1543 until his death, composing music for Roman Catholic masses and Anglican liturgies (depending on the monarch). With William Byrd, Tallis also enjoyed a long-term monopoly on music printing. Prior to his court connections Tallis had served at Waltham Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. He composed mostly church music, including Latin motets, English anthems, settings of the liturgy, magnificats, and two sets of lamentations. His most extensive contrapuntal work was the choral composition, "Spem in alium," a work in forty parts for eight five-voice choirs. He also provided nine modal psalm tunes for Matthew Parker's Psalter (c. 1561). Bert Polman

William Croft

1678 - 1727 Person Name: William Croft (1677-1727) Composer of "ST. ANN" in Carmina Sanctorum 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
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