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Son of the living God, O call us
Author: Henry A. Martin Hymnal: The Hymnal of Praise #219 (1913) Topics: The Christian Life Earnestness Tune Title: SACRAMENT
Son of the living God, O call us
Son of the living God! oh, call us
Author: Henry A. Martin Hymnal: Hymns of the Church Universal #187 (1890) Languages: English
Son of the living God! oh, call us
Son of the living God, oh call us
Hymnal: The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #249 (1898)
Son of the living God, oh call us
E. J. Hopkins
1818 - 1901 Person Name: E. J. Hopkins (1818-1901) Composer of "SACRAMENT" in The Hymnal of Praise Dr Edward John Hopkins MusDoc United Kingdom 1818-1901. Born at Westminster, England, the son of a clarinetist with the Royal Opera House orchestra, he became an organist (as did two of his brothers) and a composer. In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey. He also sang in the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, a double schedule requiring skill and dexterity. On Sunday evenings he would play the outgoing voluntary at St. Martin’s in-the-field. He left Chapel Royal in 1834 and started studying organ construction at two organ factories. He took an appointment at Mitcham Church as organist at age 16, winning an audition against other organists. Four years later he became organist at the Church of St. Peter, Islington. In 1841 he became organist at St. Luke’s, Berwick St., Soho. Two Years later he was organist at Temple Church, which had a historic organ (built in 1683). He held this position for 55 years. In 1845 he married Sarah Lovett, and they had four sons and five daughters. He was closely associated with the Bach Society and was organist for the first English performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. In 1855 he collaborated with Edward Rimbault publishing “The organ, its history and construction” (3 editions 1855-70-77). In 1864 he was one of the founders of the “College of organists”. In 1882 he received an honorary Doctorate of Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He composed 30+ hymn tunes and some psalm chants, used by the Church of England. He died in London, England.
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Henry A. Martin
1831 - 1911 Author of "Son of the living God, O call us" in The Hymnal of Praise Martin, Henry Arthur, M.A., son of George Martin, Chancellor and Canon of Exeter, born at Exeter July 30, 1831, and educated at Eton, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1855, and M.A. 1857. On taking Holy Orders he became Curate of Hallow, near Worcester, 1856, and Vicar of Laxton with Moorhouse, Nottinghamshire, 1858. In 1871 he contributed the following hymns to Church Hymns:—
1. Lord of the frost-bound winter. Harvest. Written in 1859.
2. O Rock of Ages, One Foundation. St. Peter. Written in 1871.
3. Sound aloud Jehovah's praises. Holy Trinity. Written in 1870, in 8 stanzas, four of which only are given in Church Hymns.
4. The heavenly King must come. St. John Baptist. Written in 1871.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Martin, H. A., p. 715. ii. In the 1904 ed. of Hymns Ancient & Modern a new hymn by Mr. Martin is included for Passiontide, "Alone Thou trodd'st the wine press, and alone." It was written in Holy Week, 1878. All Mr. Martin's hymns given on p. 715, ii., are still in common use.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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