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CHORUS ANGELORUM

Composer: Arthur Somervell

b. June 5, 1863, Windermere, d. May 2, 1937, London; English composer and educationist Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CHORUS ANGELORUM
Composer: Arthur Somervell
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 12343 65176 71543
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Praise to the Holiest in the height

O for a Thousand Tongues

O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!

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Relieving Christ in His Members

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 165
  • 200 New Last Verses
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2007) pp. 39
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 29
  • Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1994) pp. 18

Organ Solo

  • Preludes on the Great Hymn Tunes of Lent, Holy Week and Easter
    Composer/Editor Robert Fielding
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 14

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
Text

Ancient and Modern #763b

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #627b

Text

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #378b

TextAudioPage Scan

Common Praise #557b

TextPage Scan

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #572c

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #117b

Hymns and Psalms #147

TextPage Scan

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #140a

TextPage Scan

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #378b

Audio

Small Church Music #2036

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #477

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #592

TextPage Scan

The New English Hymnal #439b

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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