Composers >William Horsley (1774 - 1858) >William H. Ferguson (1874 - 1950) >Tertius Noble (1867 - 1953) >Barry Rose (1934 - ) >Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) >Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983) >William H. Harris (1883 - 1973) >American Traditional >Edward Bairstow (1874 - 1946) >English Traditional >Clement Cotterill Scholefield (1839 - 1904) >Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953) >Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) >Malcolm Archer (1952 - ) >John Stainer (1840 - 1901) >Richard Strutt (1848 - 1927) Notes & Reviews: As far back as the end of the 4th Century, Augustine had defined what a hymn should be: "A hymn is a song containing praise of God" Hence, a hymn contains the three elements: song; praise; & God. The selections on this recording are drawn from a range of texts and musical styles spanning a period of 8 centuries.