August 14 - Samuel Sebastian Wesley (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for August 14th are here: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (2019) and Steve Martin; Sarah Brightman (2020)

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley (14 August 1810 – 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choral Service

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Wrote music for churches expressly.

He choose to indite

For the Anglican Rite,

Where his anthems survive more or lessly.

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Aurelia

“The Church’s One Foundation”

An S.S. Wesley hymn,

Avoids undue elation,

Four-square, forthright, and prim.

 

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