John Stainer

Life

Born: 6 June 1840

Died: 31 March 1901

Biography:

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List of choral works

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see John Stainer compositions

Sacred music

Anthems

A prayer for peace (William Crotch) Blessed is the nation For a small moment have I forsaken thee God so loved the world Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God Hosanna in the highest How beautiful upon the mountains

I am Alpha and Omega I saw the Lord It came upon the midnight clear Jesus said unto the people Lead, kindly Light Leave us not, neither forsake us O clap your hands

O Zion, that bringest good tidings The morning stars sang together They have taken away my Lord What are these that are arrayed in white robes? Ye shall dwell in the Land

And all the people saw the thunderings And Jacob was left alone Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion Behold, God is my Helper Behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies Drop down, ye heavens, from above The hallowed day hath shined upon us

Honour the Lord with thy substance I desired wisdom openly in my prayer Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive Let the peace of God rule in your hearts Lord, Thou art God Lord is in His holy temple, The Lo! summer comes again

Mercy and truth are met together Righteous live for evermore, The Sing a song of praise Story of the Cross, The There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee They were lovely and pleasant in their lives Thou, Lord, in the beginning Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts

Antiphons & Introits Blessed is the man that endureth temptation O Dayspring O Emmanuel O King and desire of all nations O saving Victim

Canticles Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E flat Magnificat in F Nunc dimittis in D minor Te Deum in G

Communion Services Agnus Dei in F Gloria in excelsis in F Mass for 4 voices Anglican chants 2 double chants Double chant in D flat major

Carols

Christmas Day

The manger throne

There was silence in Bethlehem's fields

• The child Christ in the garden

Hymn tunes

156 in total, according to N. Temperley in New Grove. Hymns included in The Crucifixion have a single asterix.

And let this feeble body fail (see REX REGUM) Author of life divine (AUTHOR OF LIFE) Beloved, let us love (GRANDPONT) Come, thou long-expected Jesus (see CROSS OF JESUS*) Good it is to keep the fast (JEJUNIA) Hail, gladdening Light (SEBASTE) Heav'nly Father, send Thy blessing (see IONA) In the cross of Christ I glory (see OXFORD) Jesu hail! O God most holy Jesu, gentlest Saviour (EUCHARISTICUS)

Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me Laus matutina Let God arise to lead forth those Love divine Lux prima Magdalena Matrimony Rest Saviour, teach me, day by day Sons of labour, dear to Jesus

St Cyprian St Francis Xavier St Hill St Paul's Stola regia The sun declines There's a friend for little children (see IN MEMORIAM) We sing the glorious conquest Whither, pilgrims, are you going (see PILGRIM BAND)

Ascendit Credo Cross of Jesus* Exsurgat Deus God in nature In memoriam Iona Jerusalem Oxford

Rex regum Sons of labour The Blessed Home The Virgin stills the crying Up in Heaven Veni Vesper Woodlynn

Other sacred works

• The Crucifixion
• Sevenfold Amen

Secular music

• Bind my brows

Arrangements by John Stainer

• The first Nowell (Traditional)
• God rest you merry, gentlemen (Traditional)
• Good Christian men, rejoice (Traditional)
• Good King Wenceslas (Traditional)
• The holly and the ivy (Traditional)
• I saw three ships come sailing in (Traditional)
• The Seven Joys of Mary (Traditional)
• What Child is this? (Traditional)

 
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Publications

• Christmas Carols New and Old, with Henry Bramley, 1871
• A Theory of Harmony, 1871
• The Crucifixion, 1887
• The Present State of Music in England (Oxford, England: Horace Hart, 1889)
• Music in Relation to the Intellect and Emotions, 1892
• The Story of the Cross, 1893

External links

• Works by John Stainer in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)