Music for OT-19-B (Aug 13)

Prelude:           Voluntary in G: Smart
Processional Hymn: 300: All Creatures Of Our God And King
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            135: Angels and Saints: Janco
Readings:          633
Offertory:         437: Taste And See
Acclamations:      140-141-145: Angels and Saints: Janco
Agnus Dei:         146: Angels and Saints: Janco
Communion Hymn:    449: I Am The Bread Of Life
Post-Communion:    (11) Adoramus te: Palestrina
Final Hymn:        318: Let All Things Now Living
Postlude:          Voluntary in C: Smart

Music Notes:


Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) was born in London England,
the son of Henry Smart (music publisher, orchestra director,
violinist) and nephew of Sir George Thomas Smart (conductor,
organist at St George in Windsor). He studied first for the law,
but soon gave this up for music. He was organist at: Blackburn
Lancashire (1831-), St Giles Cripplegate London (1836-),
St Philip Regent Street (1838-), St Luke Old Street (1844-),
St Pancras (1865-). He was organ installation superintendent
for Leeds Town Hall (1858) and St Andrew Hall Glasgow (1877);
one of five performers at the Great Exhibition (1851); editor of
"Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867)" and "Presbyterian
Hymnal (1875)"; music critic for the weekly journal "Atlas".
His eyesight began to wane at age 18, and he was completely blind
by age 52 (1865) at which he began to dictate his compositions
to his daughter. He composed pieces for organ, part-songs,
cantatas, opera, services, hymns (see Hymnal # 219).