Tune: BONAR (Calkin)

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BONAR (Calkin)

Composer: John Baptiste Calkin (1867)
Published in 89 hymnals

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Composer: John Baptiste Calkin

John Baptiste Calkin United Kingdom 1827-1905. Born in London, he was reared in a musical atmosphere. Studying music under his father, and with three brothers, he became a composer, organist, and music teacher. At 19, he was appointed organist, precenter, and choirmaster at St. Columbia's College, Dublin, Ireland, 1846 to 1853. From 1853 to 1863 we was organist and choirmaster at Woburn Chapel, London. From 1863 to 1868, he was organist of Camden Road Chapel. From 1870 to 1884 he was organist at St. Thomas's Church, Camden Town. In 1883 he became professor at Guildhall School of Music and concentrated on teaching and composing. He was also a professor of music and on the council of Trinity College, London, and a member of the Philha… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	BONAR (Calkin)
Composer:	John Baptiste Calkin (1867)
Meter:	8.8.7.8.8.7
Incipit:	55117 67655 51117
Key:	A Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Upward where the stars are burning

Upward where the stars are burning,
Silent, silent in their turning,
Round the never changing pole;
Upward where the sky is brightest,
Upward where the blue is lightest,
Lift I now my longing soul.

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Organ Solo

The Organist Volume 76 Number 1 March 1972: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Otto Malling
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1972) pp. 40
The Amateur Organist Number 59: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor Otto Malling
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1971) pp. 40
Portfolio of Easter Voluntaries: For Organ
Composer/Editor Otto Malling
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1966) pp. 19
The Organist Volume 61 Number 1 March 1957: A Bi-Monthly Magazine for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Rob Roy Peery; Gertrude Haupt Richolson
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1957) pp. 23
The Organ Portfolio Volume 15 Number 3 February 1952: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
Composer/Editors Ellen Jane Lorenz; Rob Roy Peery
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1952) pp. 59