VESPERI LUX

VESPERI LUX

Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Published in 24 hymnals


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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 >

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Title: VESPERI LUX
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Meter: 7.7.7.5
Incipit: 56651 23523 43211
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #2351
Text: Holy Father, Cheer Our Way
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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #205

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The Cyber Hymnal #2351

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