MERIDEN (33216)

MERIDEN (33216)

Composer: Thomas Clark
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: Thomas Clark

Baptized: Feb­ru­a­ry 5, 1775, Can­ter­bu­ry, Kent, Eng­land. Died: May 30, 1859, at his home in St. George’s Street, Can­ter­bu­ry, Kent, Eng­land. A cob­bler and choir train­er, Clark led the sing­ing of the Psalms at the Wes­ley­an Cha­pel, Can­ter­bu­ry, and lat­er at the Uni­tar­i­an Church in Can­ter­bu­ry. It has been claimed he nev­er ac­tu­al­ly joined the Un­i­tar­i­ans, though he sym­pa­thized with them, and he re­signed from the Meth­od­ists. Clark wrote a num­ber of an­thems, in­clud­ing "Awake Up, My Glo­ry", "Daugh­ter of Zi­on" and "Since I Have Placed My Trust." His other works in­clude: First Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1805 Second Sett of Psalm and Hy… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MERIDEN (33216)
Composer: Thomas Clark
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 33216 54315 65432
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodisten-Kirche #299

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #122

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Hymns and Songs #134

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The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony #175a

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