CHRIST CHURCH (Ouseley)

CHRIST CHURCH (Ouseley)

Composer: Frederick A. Gore Ouseley
Published in 3 hymnals


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Composer: Frederick A. Gore Ouseley

Born: August 12, 1825, London, England. Died: April 6, 1889, Hereford, England. Buried: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Tenbury Wells, Hereford and Worcester, England. Gore-Ouseley was educated at Oxford University (BA 1846, MA 1849, DMus 1854), and was ordained in 1849. In 1855, he was appointed Oxford Professor of Music, succeeding Henry Bishop. At that time, Oxford music degrees were easy to obtain, as there were no conditions of residence. Candidates only had to submit a musical composition, (e.g., for choir or orchestra). This was then approved by the examiner, rehearsed and performed to a small, select audience at Oxford. As far as Ouseley was concerned, this only meant two or three trips to Oxford each year, usually for tw… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: CHRIST CHURCH (Ouseley)
Composer: Frederick A. Gore Ouseley
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Incipit: 11356 53255 43644
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

O God, my gracious God, to thee

Forth from the dark and stormy sky

Forth from the dark and stormy sky,
Lord, to Thine altar's shade we fly;
Forth from the world, its hope and fear,
Saviour, we seek Thy shelter here:
Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray:
Turn not, O Lord! Thy guests away.

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Organist Volume 114 Number 4 September October 2010: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Michael Shea
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2010) pp. 8

Piano Solo

  • Jubilance!: Triumphant Postludes for Piano
    Composer/Editors David Sarandon; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 20

Instances

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Audio

Small Church Music #5891

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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