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Marlborough College hymn books

Well, Praise be!

We are always pleasantly surprised that, in this secular age, schools continue to place such a value on the simple act of communal singing. Some

catholic schools' hymn book

The Catholic Schools’ Hymn Book

The decision to publish a brand new hymn book for Catholic schools emerged during a CISC conference back in 2014. We had just completed a

Benenden school hymn

Lift up your hearts!

The opening line of the Benenden school hymn is traditionally belted out by the girls at enormous volume and with a fair degree of emotion

Knightsbridge School Keep it Simple

Keep it simple!

When Magoo Giles contacted us about the possibility of doing a Leavers’ Book for Knightsbridge School, we knew it wasn’t going to be a dull,

Charterhouse Chapel

Deo dante dedi

I first went into Charterhouse Chapel as a young boy to hear my eldest brother singing Fauré’s Requiem. My father, an Old Carthusian, was with

As with Gladness men of old

As with gladness, men of old

This post is on the quintessential carol for Epiphany: ‘As with gladness, men of old’ by William Chatterton Dix, to the tune DIX by Konrad

It came upon the midnight clear

It came upon the midnight clear

Perfect for Twelfth Night, ‘It came upon the midnight clear’ by Edmund Hamilton Sears, to the tune NOEL by Arthur Sullivan. Edmund Sears (1810-1876) was

Joy to the world

Joy to the world

Next up is ‘Joy to the world’ by Isaac Watts, to the tune ANTIOCH by Lowell Mason (with, perhaps, a little help from G. F.