 | John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 402 pages
...most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's churcn, in his own hearing, especially at the evening service; and at his return from his cuslomary devotions in that place did occasionally say to a friend, " The words of this Hymn have restored... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 594 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church, in his own hearing,...especially at the evening service ; and at his return from Jus customary devotions in that place, did occasionally say to- a friend, " The words of this hymn... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1817 - 822 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's Church in his own hearing,...same thoughts of " joy that possessed my soul in my sickness when " I composed it. And, O the power of church" music k ! that harmony added to this hymn... | |
 | Christian biography - 1818 - 586 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church, in his own hearing,...have restored to me the same thoughts of joy that possest my soul in my sickness when I composed it. And, 0 the power of church-music ! that harmony... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church in his own hearing,...same thoughts of joy that possessed my soul in my sickness when I composed it. And, O the power of church music ! that harmony added to this hymn has... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church in his own hearing,...same thoughts of joy that possessed my soul in my sickness when I composed it. And, O the power of church music ! that harmony added to this hymn has... | |
 | John Donne - 1840 - 356 pages
...for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church in his own hearing,...same thoughts of joy that possessed my soul in my sickness when I composed it. And, O the power of church-music ! That harmony added to this hymn has... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - 1848 - 630 pages
...set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Pauls church, in his own hearing, especially at the evening...have restored to me the same thoughts of joy that possesed my soul in my sickness when I composed it. And, O the power of church music ! that harmony... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1886 - 664 pages
...says he "caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's Church in his own hearing, especially at the evening service." Can any of your musical readers say if the setting is recorded anywhere? The words are very stately,... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England). - 1851 - 874 pages
...the accompaniment of the organ during the evening service. He was wont to say of such occasions, " The words of this hymn have restored to me the same thoughts of joy that possessed my soul in my sickness, when I composed it. And, 0 ! the power of church music ! " The monument was originated by... | |
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I have the rather mentioned this hymn, for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's Church, in his own hearing ; especially at the evening service ; and at his return... 
