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Praise the Lord; sing 'Hallelujah!'

Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: BETHANY (CRUCIFER)

[Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. Champneys Incipit: 55133 21231 34513 Used With Text: Praise the Lord

BETHANY

Appears in 204 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henry Smart Incipit: 36531 21765 13543 Used With Text: Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah!

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Praise the Lord

Hymnal: The Calvary Hymnal #83 (1891) First Line: Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah! Languages: English Tune Title: [Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah!]

Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah!

Hymnal: The Scottish Hymnal #56 (1892) Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY

Praise the Lord; sing 'Hallelujah!'

Hymnal: The Church Hymnary #81 (1902) Languages: English Tune Title: BETHANY (CRUCIFER)

1813 - 1879 Person Name: H. Smart Composer of "BETHANY (CRUCIFER)" in The Church Hymnary Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known). Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporizations and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth, Smart designed organs for important places such as St. Andrew Hall in Glasgow and the Town Hall in Leeds. He composed an opera, oratorios, part-songs, some instrumental music, and many hymn tunes, as well as a large number of works for organ and choir. He edited the Choralebook (1858), the English Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), and the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal (1875). Some of his hymn tunes were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Bert Polman

Francis H. Champneys

1848 - 1930 Person Name: Dr. Champneys Composer of "[Praise the Lord, sing Hallelujah!]" in The Calvary Hymnal Born: March 25, 1848, in the rectory of St. Mary’s, Whitechapel, London, England. Died: July 30, 1930, Nutley, Sussex, England. Francis’ father was William Champneys, Canon of St. Paul’s, and later Dean of Lichfield. Francis was educated at Winchester College and Brasenose College, Oxford (MA & MB 1875, MD later). An amateur musician, he studied under John Goss, held various musical positions from 1880 to 1913, and chaired the Central Midwives’ Board (1903-30). He was made a Baronet in 1910. --www.hymntime.com/tch/