Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

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Life

Born: 14 August 1810

Died: 19 April 1876

Biography:

(summary) Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born in London, son of composer Samuel Wesley and named after his father and Johann Sebastian Bach. His grandfather was the hymn writer Charles Wesley and his great-uncle was theologian John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church. As a child, he sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal and at St. Paul's Cathedral. He played the organ in several London churches and wrote music for melodramas in theatres. He became organist of Hereford Cathedral at age 22 and became focused on music for the Church. He trained at Oxford and held influential positions Exeter Cathedral, Leeds Parish Church, Winchester Cathedral, and Gloucester Cathedral. He was offered a knighthood but chose to be given money instead. His compositions are mostly anthems, organ music, and other church music, but they include some secular partsongs.

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Sacred choral music

Anthems and Introits

Ascribe unto the Lord Blessed be the God and Father Cast me not away The face of the Lord For this mortal must put on immortality God be merciful unto us I will arise and go Introit (Blessed is the Man)

Lead me, Lord Let us lift up our heart Let us now praise famous men Man that is born of a woman O give thanks O God, whose nature O Lord my God (King Solomon's Prayer) O Lord, Thou art my God

O remember not our old sins Oh deliver me The Lord is my shepherd Thou judge of quick and dead Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Wash me throughly Who can express the noble acts The wilderness and the solitary place

Canticles and services Benedicite in G Chant Service in G Jubilate Deo in G Jubilate in F Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E Te Deum in G

Anglican chants Single chant in B flat major Single chant in F sharp minor

Other sacred music Credo quod Redemptor meus vivit Ego sum panis Sanctus in G

Hymn settings

Brecknock Cambridge

Ellingham Engedi

Snohomish Willingham

Hymns

Abide with me All praise to thee who safe has kept Alleluia, sing to Jesus Author of life divine Awake, my soul, and with the sun (François-Hippolyte Barthélémon) Awake, O Lord, as in the time of old! Brightest and best By Christ redeemed A charge to keep I have Christ is our cornerstone Christ, whose glory fills the skies The Church's one foundation Come, O thou traveller unknown (Colchester) Come, O thou traveller unknown (Peniel) Come, ye souls by sin afflicted

The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended Firmly I believe and truly God is Love: let heaven adore him God of pity, God of grace Hallelujah! raise, O raise Houghton-le-Spring Lead, kindly light Lord, speak to me, that I may speak Nature with open volume stands (Nathanael Gawthorn) Nearer, my God, to thee Not a thought of earthly things Now let us see thy beauty, Lord O God, of all the Maker O God, the Son eternal O Lord, how joyful 'tis to see

O love divine, how sweet thou art O thou who camest from above On the resurrection morning Once again, dear Lord, we pray Present with the two or three Round me falls the night Say not the struggle nought availeth There is a blessed home Though lowly here our lot may be We sing of God, the mighty source Where high the heavenly temple stands Who are these arrayed in white? With solemn faith we offer up Ye humble souls that seek the Lord

Secular choral music

Partsongs for Mixed Voices

• Arising from the deep
• The Mermaid
• Shall I tell you whom I love

 
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Publications

• The European psalmist 1872

External links

Works by Samuel Sebastian Wesley in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)