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[Around the throne of God in heav'n]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. J. Gauntlett Incipit: 56535 65557 1165 Used With Text: Singing glory, glory

Singing glory, glory

Appears in 457 hymnals First Line: Around the throne of God in heav'n Used With Tune: [Around the throne of God in heav'n]

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Singing glory, glory

Hymnal: The Spirit of Praise #110 (1882) First Line: Around the throne of God in heav'n Languages: English Tune Title: [Around the throne of God in heav'n]

Around the throne of God in heaven

Author: Anne Houlditch (1809-1857) Hymnal: School and Parish Hymnal #278 (1903) Languages: English Tune Title: GLORY

1805 - 1876 Person Name: H. J. Gauntlett Composer of "[Around the throne of God in heav'n]" in The Spirit of Praise Henry J. Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, July 9, 1805; d. London, England, February 21, 1876) When he was nine years old, Henry John Gauntlett (b. Wellington, Shropshire, England, 1805; d. Kensington, London, England, 1876) became organist at his father's church in Olney, Buckinghamshire. At his father's insistence he studied law, practicing it until 1844, after which he chose to devote the rest of his life to music. He was an organist in various churches in the London area and became an important figure in the history of British pipe organs. A designer of organs for William Hill's company, Gauntlett extended the organ pedal range and in 1851 took out a patent on electric action for organs. Felix Mendelssohn chose him to play the organ part at the first performance of Elijah in Birmingham, England, in 1846. Gauntlett is said to have composed some ten thousand hymn tunes, most of which have been forgotten. Also a supporter of the use of plainchant in the church, Gauntlett published the Gregorian Hymnal of Matins and Evensong (1844). Bert Polman

Anne Houlditch Shepherd

1809 - 1857 Person Name: Anne Houlditch (1809-1857) Author of "Around the throne of God in heaven" in School and Parish Hymnal Shepherd, Anne, née Houlditch, daughter of the Rev. E. H. Houlditch, sometime Rector of Speen, Berkshire, was born at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Sept. 11, 1809; married to Mr. S. Saville Shepherd in 1843; and died at Blackheath, Kent, Jan. 7, 1857. Her Hymns adapted to the Comprehension of Young Minds were published (3rd ed. 1847 5th ed. 1855), and contained 64 hymns. Of these the following have come into common use:— 1. Around the throne of God in heaven. 2. Glory to Jesus, glory. Praise. 3. Here's a message of love. Invitation. 4. I have read of the Saviour's love. The Love of Christ. 5. See where the gentle Jesus reigns. Jesus, the Children's Friend. Of these hymns the first has by far the widest acceptance, and is found in a large number of children's hymn-books. Her religious novels, Ellen Seymour, 1848; and Reality, 1852, attracted some attention. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)