Original Hymn Tunes
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St Teilo (87 87 87)
(1995) |
Composed forthe words ‘Lord of beauty, thine the splendour’ (C. A. Alington).
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Mackintosh (76 76 D)
(1996) |
Composed for the words ‘Light of the minds that know him’ (Timothy Dudley-Smith, based on a prayer of St Augustine of Hippo).
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Three Hymns to Our Lady
(1997) Cathays (LM) Glan Ely (CM) Mirfield (66 66) |
Composed for the words ‘O glorious maid, exalted far’ (Venantius Fortunatus, tr. Percy Dearmer). Composed for the words ‘Shall we not love thee, Mother dear?’ (H. W. Baker). Descant composed 2017. Composed for the words ‘Ave, maris Stella’/‘Hail, O star that pointest’ (Latin, tr. Athelstan Riley). Mirfield led to the commissioning of Croes Eneurys and Falcon Way. |
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Acton Park (SM)
(1998) |
Composed for the hymn 'The Son of God proclaim, the Lord of time and space', by Basil Bridge (no.328 in Common Worship).
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Croes Eneurys (87 87 D)
(1999) |
Composed for the words ‘Wonder! wonder to the angels’ (Ann Griffiths, tr. Alan Gaunt).
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Commissioned for and published in The Hymns and Letters of Ann Griffiths (Stainer & Bell, 2000)
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Falcon Way (87 87 D)
(1999) |
Composed for the words ‘Though it crosses human nature’ (Ann Griffiths, tr. Alan Gaunt).
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Commissioned for and published in The Hymns and Letters of Ann Griffiths (Stainer & Bell, 2000)
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Thurstaston (DCM)
(2004) |
Composed for the words ‘The stars shone down to welcome Christ’ (Marjorie Dobson).
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Commissioned for and published in Multicoloured Maze (Stainer & Bell, 2004)
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Woodbury (LM)
(2005) |
Composed for words by the Reverend Timothy Hunt, Chaplain of Blundells School.
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Cloth Fair (87 87)
(2009) |
Composed for the words 'There's a wideness in God's mercy' by F. W. Faber.
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Scully (68 888 and Alleluias)
(2010) |
Composed for the words 'Jesus Christ is risen: the feast, good Christians, therefore keep' by G. R. Woodward (based on Victimae Paschali), at the request of the Reverend Kevin Scully, Rector of Bethnal Green, and first sung at St Matthew's Parish Church, Bethnal Green on Easter Day, 2010.
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Corpus Christi (10 10 10 10)
(2011) |
Composed for the words 'Draw nigh, and take the body of the Lord' by J, M, Neale (based on a 7th-century Latin hymn), at the request of the Reverend Kevin Scully, Rector of Bethnal Green, to be sung at Easter, 2011.
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Caledonian Wharf (DCM)
(2011) |
May be sung to any suitable words. It is particularly suited to the hymn in honour of St David, 'We praise thy name, all holy Lord' by E. J. Newell (AMR 575)
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Sancta Maria Magdalena (87 87 87)
(2012) |
Composed for the words 'Mary, weep not, weep no longer' (NEH 174), at the request of the Reverend Kevin Scully, Rector of Bethnal Green, to be sung on St Mary Magdalene's Day, 2012.
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Newton West Kirby (10 10 10 10)
(2013) |
Composed for the words 'Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright' (NEH 193) and sung for the first time (a few minutes later !) at the Mass for the feast of St Michael & All Angels at St Matthew's Bethnal Green on 29th September, 2013.
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St Luke (78 78 78 88)
(2015) |
Like Newton West Kirby, this tune was composed about five minutes before the morning service in which it was first sung at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, when it became apparent that the tune in the hymn book was not suitable for the congregation. This occasion was the Feast of St Luke (18th October), the music being composed for the words 'Saviour, who didst healing give' (NEH 194).
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Greenwich (DSM)
(2020) |
There are not many DSM hymn-tunes in circulation, so Elvey's 'Diademata' tends to be rather over-used. This tune is offered as an alternative and is particularly suited to Michael Forster's hymn 'Come, Holy Spirit, come! / inflame our souls with love' (Common Praise no. 179).
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