 | Once in Royal David's City Henry J. Gauntlett Choral SATB a cappella |
| Composer |  Gauntlett, Henry J. (1805 - 1876) | ||
| Instrumentation | Choral SATB a cappella | ||
| Sheet central | Once in Royal David's City (6 sheet music) | ||
| Style | Christmas - Carols | ||
| Publisher | Lewis, Alastair | ||
| Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Alastair Lewis | ||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 19 Nov 2013
"Once In Royal David's City" was written by the Irish
hymn writer and poet Cecil Frances Alexander. At the
time of publication the poet was still Miss Cecil
Humphreys. Her hymnbook "Hymns for little Children"
(1848) contained the poem therein. The English organist
Henry John Gauntlett discovered the poem and went about
setting it to music. Miss Humphreys subsequently
married the Anglican clergyman William Alexander. She
also wrote the popular hymn "All Things Bright and
Beautiful".
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