LINDISFARNE (Dykes)

LINDISFARNE (Dykes)

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1862)
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LINDISFARNE (Dykes)
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1862)
Meter: 7.8.7.8.4
Incipit: 55156 12321 32675
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1236
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #10864
Text: Jesus Lives!
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #14035
Text: Jésus Vit!
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1236

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #10864

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14035

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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