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A Vaughan Williams Hymnal

Recorded 11-12 January 1996. Released August 1997 (Conifer); re-issued June 2009 (Sony).

A collection of the hymns composed or arranged from folk songs and other sources by Trinity undergraduate and later Honorary Fellow Ralph Vaughan Williams for ‘The English Hymnal’. The album also includes the ‘Three Preludes founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes’ published in the same year as ‘The Lark Ascending’.

 

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Ye Watchers & Ye Holy Ones  
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Virgin-Born, We Bow Before Thee  
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Fantasia On The Old 104th Psalm  
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Father Hear The Prayer We Offer  
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From The Eastern Mountains  
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3 Preludes On Welsh Hymn Tunes For Organ  
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It Is A Thing Most Wonderful  
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Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness  
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Hail Thee, Festival Day  
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Bread Of The World  
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He Who Would Valiant Be  
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Organ Prelude On "Bryn Calfaria"  
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Faith Of Our Fathers  
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Firmly I Believe & Truly  
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Christ The Lord Is Risen Again  
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Come Down, O Love Divine  
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I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say  
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Organ Prelude On "Hyfrydol"  
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O God Of Earth & Altar  
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God That Madest Earth & Heaven  
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Saviour, Again To Thy Dear Name  
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For All The Saints  
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Wherefore, O Father  
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All People That On Earth Do Dwell  

Sony Music / Conifer Classics 75605512492

Performers

  • The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
  • Christopher Allsop, Andrew Lamb (Organ Scholars)
  • Richard Marlow (Conductor)