John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854).
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Tune Title: [Sion, the marvelous story be telling]First Line: Sion, the marvellous story be tellingComposer: Sir John Goss, Mus. Doc.Meter: P. M.Date: 1894
Tune Title: [Zion, the marvelous story be telling]First Line: Zion, the marvelous story be tellingComposer: J. Goss, 1800—80Meter: 11, 11, 12, 11.Key: C MajorDate: 1913
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