Works by William John Blew (1808-1894)

Main article: William John Blew

Books and Pamphlets

1831                The First Book of the Iliad; Battle of the Frogs and Mice; Hymn to the Delian Apollo; Bacchus, or, the Rovers; Second Book of the Iliad. (Translations from Homer)

1848                Ecclesia Dei: A Vision of the Church

1852                The Church Hymn and Tune Book, with Henry Gauntlett

1854                Aberdeen Breviary (Breviarium Aberdonense)

1855                Agamemnon the King (Translation from Aeschylus)

1858                Hymns and Hymn-books, with a Few Words on Anthems

1862                Crisis of Common Prayer

1862                Lost Gospels

1863                Daily Service of Common Prayer

1863                The Common Prayer in Latin

1864                God Save the Men of Denmark!

1865                On the New Latin Prayer Book

1867                Church Life: Its Grounds and Obligations

1869                Church Restoration: Its Principles and Methods

1869                Liber Precum Publicarum (assisting William Bright and Peter Goldsmith Medd)

1870                On the Proposed New Lectionary

1876                Queen Mary: The Famous History of Sir Thomas Wyatt (Editor)

1876                If you Know not me, you Know Nobody, or, The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth (Editor)

1877                The Altar Service of the Church of 1548.

1877                Privy Council Infallibility: The Mere Mistake in the Knightsbridge Judgment

1887                Medea (Translated into English verse from Uripides)

Hymns

A Shameful Death He Dies

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: Troyte’s Chant

Composer: Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte (1811–1857)

See Brethren Archive for a  vocal rendition

All Hail, Thou Night, Than Day More Bright

Author: Marc Antoine Muret (1526–1585)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: Morwellham

Composer: Charles Steggall (1826–1905)

All Ye A Certain Cure Who Seek

18th century Spanish hymn

Translators: William John Blew; Edward Caswall (1814–1878)

Music: Balerma

Composer: François-Hippolyte Barthélémon (1741–1808)

Angels To Our Jubilee

Author: Nicolas Le Tourneux (1640–1686)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: St. Albinus

Composer: Henry Gauntlett (1805–1876)

Another Day Is Gone, Great God

Author: William John Blew

Music: Boylston

Composer: Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Come, Heavenly Spirit, Come, Cleansed By Christ’s Blood

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

Hark The Clear Voice

Author: Ambrose of Milan (340–397)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: St. Valerius

Kind Framer of the firmament

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: St. Eligius

Let Sighing Cease And Woe

Author: Charles Coffin (1676–1749)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: St. Michael (Genevan)

Composer: Louis Bourgeois (1510–1559)

Lo On The Inglorious Tree

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: St Cross

Composer: Henry Gauntlett (1805–1876)

Lo! The Desert Depths Are Stirred

Author: Charles Coffin (1676–1749)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: St Nicasius

Now That The Daylight Dies Away

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

O For Thy Spirit, Holy, John, To Chasten

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

O King Most High Of Earth And Sky

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: Ach, Gott und Herr

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

O Lord, Thy Wing Outspread

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

Round Roll The Weeks Our Hearts To Greet

Author: Hilary of Poitiers (310 –367)

Translator: William John Blew

(No music information)

Servant Of God, Remember

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348–c.410)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: Nun lasst uns gehn und treten

Composer: Johann Crüger (1598–1662)

Sweet Babe, That Wrapped In Twilight Shade

Author: William John Blew

Music: Ledbury

Composer: Edward John Timmings Pitman (1831–1865)

The Day Is Past And Gone, The Evening Shades Appear

Author: John Leland (1754–1841)

Translator: William John Blew

Music: Garden City

Composer: Horatio William Parker (1863–1919)

The Day Is Past And Gone, Great God, We Bow To Thee

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: Sunset

Composer: Samuel Merrill Bixby (1833–1912)

The Night Is Closing O’er Us

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

The Storm Of Sorrow Howls Around

Translator: William John Blew (from Latin)

Music: St. Nereus

‘Tis Now The Hour Our Prayers To Pour

Author: William John Blew

(No music information)

Ye Crowned Kings, Approach Ye

Author: William John Blew

Music: Bristol Road

Composer: Edward John Timmings Pitman (1831–1865)

 

Other hymns written by William Blew for  The Church Hymn and Music Book, 1852:

Christ In The Father’s Glory Bright

God’s Ark Is In The Field

Hark, Through The Dewy Morning

Lord Of The Golden Day

O Thou, Who On Thy Sainted Quire

Sleeper, Awake, Arise

 

Sources

Amazon                           Books by William John Blew

Good Reads                    Books by William John Blew

Hymnary.org                 William John Blew: Texts

Hymntime                       William John Blew (1808–1894)

Project Canterbury      William John Blew