Gerard Moultrie
Gerald Moultrie (16 September 1829 in Rugby Rectory, Warwickshire – 25 April 1885 in Southleigh, England) was a Victorian public schoolmaster and Anglican hymnographer.
Biography
His father,
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
. He published several hymn books among which the Cantica Sanctorum (1850), Hymns and Lyrics for the Seasons and Saints' Days of the Church (1867).
He died on 25 April 1885 in Southleigh, England, aged 55.
Work
Moultrie's published works include:
- Cantica Sanctorum, or Hymns for the Black Letter Saints Days in the English and Scottish Calendars, 1850
- The Primer Set Forth at Large for the Use of the Faithful,[2] 1864
- Hymns from the Post Reformation Editions, 1864
- The Devout Communicant, 1867[3]
- Hymns and Lyrics for the Seasons and Saints' Days of the Church, 1867
- The Espousals of S. Dorothea and Other Verses, 1870[4]
- Six Years' Work in Southleigh, 1875[5]
Hymns
Moultrie composed hymnsHigh Church reverence for the transcendent prevalent in the celebration of liturgy in his time. A sampling includes
- A Tale of the olden Time
- Bishop of the Souls of Men
- Come, Faithul People
- Shepherd
- Lo, the Sacrifice Atoning
- Marriage Feast Is Ready, The
- Mary, Maiden Undefiled
- Mother, from Whose Bosom's Veil
- There Is a Sound of Rejoicing Around the Great Throne
- King of Heaven
- We march to victory
The lyrics for which he is most renowned are his translation from the Greek of the Offertory chant of the
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams to the tune Picardy
.
See also
- Liturgy of St. James
- Liturgy of Saint James (Transcription)
- Picardy (hymn)
- Oxford Movement
References
- ^ Education, hymntime.com, retrieved 15 November 2014
- ^ Stulken, Marilyn Kay. Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Fortress Press, 1981.
- ^ Julian, John. Dictionary of Hymnology, second edition. London: J. Murray, 1907.
- ^ Espousals of S. Dorothea, hymntime.com, retrieved 15 November 2014
- ^ Six Year's Work, hymntime.com, retrieved 15 November 2014
- ^ Biography & list of Moultrie's hymns at the Cyber Hymnal Accessed August 21 2008
External links
- Center for Church Music Gerard Moultrie
- Preview image of "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" from Gather Comprehensive, a Roman Catholic hymnal published by online by GIA Hymnprint.Net
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