ZOAN

ZOAN

Composer: W. H. Havergal (1859)
Published in 39 hymnals


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Composer: W. H. Havergal

Havergal, William Henry, M.A, son of William Havergal, was born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 1793, and was educated at St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford (B.A. 1815, M.A. 1819). On taking Holy Orders he became in 1829 Rector of Astley, Worcestershire; in 1842, Rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester; and in 1860, Rector of Shareshill, near Wolverhampton. He was also Hon. Canon in Worcester Cathedral from 1845. He died April 18, 1870. His hymns, about 100 in all, were in many instances written for special services in his own church, and printed as leaflets. Several were included in W. Carus Wilson's Book of General Psalmody, 1840 (2nd ed., 1842); and in Metrical Psalms & Hymns for Singing in Churches, Worcester, Deighton, 1849, commonly known as the W… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ZOAN
Composer: W. H. Havergal (1859)
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Incipit: 13217 11143 42332
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Hail to the Lord's Anointed,
great David's greater Son!
Hail in the time appointed,
his reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
to set the captive free;
to take away transgression,
and rule in equity.

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O Savior, Precious Savior

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1209
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12056
Text: The Leaves Around Me Falling
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1209

TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #377

Hymns of the Saints #456

Audio

Small Church Music #1970

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12056

Include 34 pre-1979 instances
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