Songs and Praises
Favourite Hymns from the Australian Hymn Book Vol. 3. The thrilling sound of choir and organ in the fine acoustic of Trinity College Chapel, Melbourne, is an inspiration for all hymn lovers.
21 great hymns including 'Be still my soul', 'O praise ye the Lord', 'Who would true valour see', 'Jesu lover of my soul', 'Guide me', 'O thou great Jehovah', 'Lead, kindly light', 'Holy, holy, holy', 'The day you gave us'.
Artist
Cantus Choro
Cantus Choro has established a fine reputation for its broadcasts for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and recitals of sacred and secular music. Directed by Peter Chapman, with Norman Kaye on the organ.
Press quotes
“For those who like to hear their favourite hymns superbly sung [these] three volumes ... cannot be bettered.”
— Bruce Steele, Organo Pleno
“It is difficult to imagine a more sensitive approach to the interpretation of words and hymn tunes than this disc provides ... a source of inspiration to hymn lovers.”
— Lindsay O'Neill, One Voice
Audio preview
Track Listing
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah John Hughes William Williams
- Come Down, O Love Divine Ralph Vaughan Williams Bianco da Siena
- Lord, Your Almighty Word Felice Giardini John Marriott
- Firmly I Believe and Truly Samuel Sebastian Wesley John Henry Cardinal Newman
- Lead, Kindly Light John Bacchus Dykes John Henry Cardinal Newman
- O Thou Who Camest from Above Samuel Sebastian Wesley Charles Wesley
- Blessed Jesus at your Word Johann Adolph Ahle Tobias Clausnitzer
- Jesu, Lover Of My Soul Joseph Parry Charles Wesley
- Be Still, My Soul Jean Sibelius Katharina von Schlegel
- The Day You Gave Us Rev. Clement Cotteril Scholefield John Ellerton
- Who Would True Valour See Ralph Vaughan Williams John Bunyan
- O Day Of God, Draw Nigh James Hopkirk Robert Balgarnie Young Scott
- Lord Of Our Life and God of Our Salvation (Anonymous) Matthäus von Löwenstern
- Ye Holy Angels Bright John Darwall Richard Baxter John Hampden Gurney
- Holy, Holy, Holy! John Bacchus Dykes Bishop Reginald Heber
- Bread Of The World in Mercy Broken Louis Bourgeois Bishop Reginald Heber
- Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness John Heinrich Reinhardt John Samuel Bewley Monsell
- In Faith And Hope And Love Richard Connolly Professor James McAuley
- Christ Is Our Cornerstone Samuel Sebastian Wesley John Chandler
- O For A Closer Walk with God (Anonymous) William Cowper
- O Praise Ye The Lord! Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Sir Henry Baker
Performers
- Cantus Choro · choir
- Peter Chapman · director
- Norman Kaye · organ · tracks 3, 8, 12, 17 and 21
- Geoffrey Cox · organ · all except tracks 3, 8, 12, 17 and 21
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name of Welsh origin), was vicar.
Where to buy
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Songs and Praises is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.
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Product details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Producer
- Warwick Papst
- Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Trinity College Chapel
- Release date
- 1992
- Copyright
- © 1992 Move Records
- Phonogram
- ℗ 1992 Move Records
- Category
- Choral
- Catalogue number
- MD 3142
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574314229
