Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…
ST. MAGNUS first appeared in Henry Playford's Divine Companion (1707 ed.) as an anonymous tune with soprano and bass parts. The tune was later credited to Jeremiah Clark (b. London, England, c. 1670; d. London, 1707), who was a chorister in the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of James II in…
Display Title: Oh, Taste and See!First Line: Oh, taste and see that God is goodTune Title: ST. MAGNUSMeter: C.M.Scripture: Psalm 34:8-15; Psalm 34:9Date: 1890Subject: Adoption | ; The Cross of Christ | ; Trust |