The Descant Hymn-Tune Book - Book 1
(A Collection Of Well-known Tunes)

An excerpt from the prefaces reads: "

"Recent years have seen in Church music a widespread revival of methods and material from the past - in some cases from a remote past...Happily, one of the most popular and simplest revivals, "Descant," is of a type that can be undertaken successfully in any church where a few capable trebles are available."

SATB Music for a collection of popular hymn tunes. Tunes only - no words - but an example of hymns that the tunes fit is included in the index and is reproduced below.

Contents:

• Austria (8.7.8.7.D) - Glorious things of Thee are spoken; Praise the Lord! Ye heavens adore Him
• Bishopthorpe (C.M.) This is the day the Lord hath made
• Darwall's 148th (6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4) Ye Holy Angels bright
• Ein' feste Burg (8.7.8.7.6.6.7) A safe stronghold our God is still; Rejoice to-day with one accord
• Eisenach (L.M) Great God, hid from mortal site, O Love, how deep! how broad! how high!
• Hannover (19.10.11.11) Disposer Supreme and Judge of the Earth; O worship the King, All glorious above
• Hyfrydol (8.7.8.7.D) Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
• Irish (C.M) The Son of Man from Jordan rose
• Lasst uns erfreuen (L.M - with Alleluias) Light's glittering morn bedescks the sky; Ye watchers and ye holy ones
• Leoni (6.6.8.4.D) The God of Abraham praise
• Luther (8.7.8.7.8.8.7) Great God, what do I see and hear?
• Melcome (L.M) New every morning if the love
• Morning Hymn (L.M) Awake, my souldand with the sun
• Nun danket (6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6) Now thank we all our God
• Old 100th (1st version) (L.M) All people that on earth do dwell
• Old 100th (2nd version) (L.M) Before Jehovah's awful throne
• Old 104th (1st version) (10.10.11.11) Disposer Supreme and Judge of the earth
• Old 104th (2nd version) (10.10.11.11) O worship the King All glorious above
• Richmond (C.M) Praise to the Holiest in the Height
• Rockingham (L.M) My God and is Thy table spread? When I survey the wondrous cross
• St Anne (1st version) (CM) O God our help in ages past
• St Anne (2nd version) The Son of GOd goes forth to war
• St Theodulph (7.6.7.6.D) All glory, laud and honour
• St Thomas ((S.M) The Advent of out God
• Surrey (8.8.8.8.8) The Lord my pasture shall prepare; We have not known Thee as we ought.
• Tallis Canon (L.M) Glory to Thee my God this night
• Unser Herrscher (8.7.8.7.8.7) Come ye faithful, raise the anthem
• Victory (8.8.8.4) The strife is o'er, the battle done
• Wareham (L.M) O Savious, Lord, to the we pray
• Warrington (L.M) Now that the daylight fills the sky
• Wiltshire (C.M) Through all the changing scenes of life
• Winchester New (L.M) On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
• Winchester Old (1st version) (C.M) When God of old came down from Heaven
• Winchester Old (2nd version) (C.M) While shepherds watched their flocks by night