Songs of Joy

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Tracklist

1▼Cassette: Timeless Favourites / The Power and the Glory
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1The Lord's My Shepherd
Moira Anderson & The Mike Sammes Singers2:41
A2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Harry Secombe3:27
A3O, for the Wings of a Dove
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
June Bronhill6:20
A4Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Kenneth McKellar4:44
A5The Holy City
recording of:
The Holy City
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Stephen Adams (English composer)
John Hanson5:04
A6Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
recording of:
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Harry Secombe2:47
A7All People That on Earth Do Dwell
recording of:
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Hymn)
additional lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
Kenneth McKellar3:00
A8Abide With Me
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Harry Secombe4:40
A9Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Moira Anderson2:59
A10The Lord's Prayer
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Morriston Orpheus Choir4:55
A11Rock of Ages
recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Secombe3:37
A12Eternal Father, Strong to Save
recording of:
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
lyricist:
William Whiting (in 1860)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1861)
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers3:50
B1Onward Christian Soldiers
recording of:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1865)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer) (in 1871)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V26738)
Mantovani & The Mike Sammes Singers3:31
B2Jesu, Lover of My Soul
recording of:
Jesu, Lover of My Soul (hymn with tune ‘Aberystwyth’)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer)
composer:
Joseph Parry (in 1879)
version of:
Aberystwyth (hymn tune, no lyrics)
version of:
Jesus, Lover of My Soul (hymn without a specified tune)
The Treorchy Male Voice Choir3:12
B3When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Hamburg: Mason Setting 1824)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Lowell Mason
arrangement of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (1707 Original)
Kenneth McKellar3:20
B4Battle Hymn of the Republic
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
Harry Secombe2:24
B5"Be Still My Soul" From Finlandia
recording of:
Be Still My Soul
lyricist:
Katheryn A. von Schlegel
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
is based on:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
John McCarthy Chorus5:56
B6Amazing Grace
recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (song book of “Viides herätysliike”) (number: 94)
Vera Lynn & The Mike Sammes Singers3:56
B7A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
recording of:
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
composer:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
translated version of:
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Robert Shaw Chorale5:17
B8Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
recording of:
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (Hymn)
lyricist:
Walter Chalmers Smith (Hymnist, poet and minister)
composer:
John Roberts (Welsh hymn tune composer (1807–1876))
The Treorchy Male Voice Choir2:48
B9Now Thank We All Our God
recording of:
Now Thank We All Our God (hymn)
composer:
Johan Cruger
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
is based on:
Nun danket alle Gott (Lutheran choral)
Harry Secombe3:15
B10Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Cym Rhondda)
recording of:
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (lyrics by William Williams, music by John Hughes)
lyricist:
William Williams (Welsh hymn writer) (in 1745)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 368)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
Morriston Orpheus Choir2:05
B11Panis Angelicus
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
Kenneth McKellar4:28
B12Hallelujah Chorus From the Messiah
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent5:22
2▶Cassette: The Beauty and the Joy / Reflective Moments
3▶Cassette: Hymns to Follow the Sunset / Golden Memories
4▶Cassette: Hope and Inspiration / Our Faith and Heritage