JOHN Bacchus Dykes was precentor of Durham Cathedral from 1849-62, Vicar of St Oswald's in Durham for 13 years thereafter and perhaps the nation's most prolific writer of hymn tunes. It may not be ...
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!, voices cry out against a steadily marching beat and victorious trumpet blasts. It is the swelling sound of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a timeless song that inspires ...
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Like many Methodists, Leon French grew up believing some of his favorite hymns were set to tunes of drinking songs – just as “The Star-Spangled Banner” used the melody of English tavern favorite “To ...
JOHN Bacchus Dykes was precentor of Durham Cathedral from 1849-62, Vicar of St Oswald's in Durham for 13 years thereafter and perhaps the nation's most prolific writer of hymn tunes. It may not be ...
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