Paul Wigmore Titles

NOTE: Full words and Scorch music files for many of these titles can be found by following directions at the Jubilate website. Instructions for downloading Scorch are included.

Key to abbreviations:

TCB: The Carol Book Jubilate/RSCM
CP: Common Praise Canterbury Press (HYMNS A&M)
CaP: Carol Praise Marshall Pickering
HP: High Praise Novello
LP2: Let's Praise Book 2 Marshall Pickering
N!: Noel! Novello & Co Ltd.
NS: New Start Mayhew
PFT: Psalms for Today Jubilate/Hodder
SG: Sing Glory Jubilate/Mayhew
WSAM:  Worship Songs A&M  Canterbury Press (Hymns A&M)

An asterisk indicates an unpublished work.
Titles in yellow are commissioned items.
Titles in blue are cantatas.

A carol for Christmas (Sweet Mary, sing to Christ the King)
Music: 'Moulton Seas End' Paul Edwards
Oecumuse, 1987

A hymn for Holy Week (Dark is the night, and friends lie sleeping)
Music: 'Borough Fen' && 'Hundred House' Paul Edwards
Oecumuse 1987

Alleluia! Love eternal (Ps106)
Music: 'South Ormsby' Paul Edwards
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

As the deer longs for streams of water (Ps 42, 43)
Music: 'Coln St Dennis' John Barnard (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

*As through the calm (For the Feast of S. Botolph)
Music: 'Saint Botolph', Paul Edwards

At one with God
Music: 'Sheep Street' Cyril Taylor (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

Be merciful to me, O God (Ps 56)
Music: 'Bangor' W Tans'ur, 1734 (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

Bethlehem! A musical for schools, youth groups and church choirs
Music: John Barnard
RSCM 2002

Bethlehem, we come to bring (after B de la Monnoye)
Music: Burgundian trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)(CaP)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986 Marshall Pickering/Harper Collins

Blest are they who listen not to evil counsel (Ps 1)
Music: 'Colne Rogers' John Barnard (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

Bright mystical starlight
Music: Eng. trad. Arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Bring songs of joy to God (Ps 33)
Music: 'Lardergate' Stephen Matthews (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

Candle burning in the night
Music: 'Ramsden' John Barnard

Christ, the dawn of our salvation
Commissioned by Eastbourne College: the new School Hymn
Music: 'Ex Oriente Salus' John Barnard.

*Cross of Jesus, Cross of sorrow (after Stainer)
Music: 'Cross of Jesus' Sir John Stainer

Dark the night, but joy comes
Music: 'Street End' Cyril Taylor (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

*Dark is the night, and friends lie sleeping still
Music: 'Hundred House ' Paul Edwards

Donkey and Ox (from 'Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris')
Music: Fr. Trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Down to the lords of earth
Commissioned by The Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 2003
Music: 'Bishops Cannings' John Barnard

Everlasting Love
Music: 'Children' Sir John Dankworth (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

*Far greater than one thought or could suppose
Music: 'Lavendon' Paul Edwards

Four hymns
Music: Herbert Sumsion

  1. When rays of that first morning Tune: 'Gloucester'
  2. Day, when creation Tune: 'Rodborough Common'
  3. Peace came at evening Tune: 'Hartley'
  4. O Lord, be with me Tune: 'Philadelphia'

Oecumuse, 1993

*From Syria's distant sunlit hills (Feast of S. Luke)
Music: 'Ploverly' Paul Edwards

Give thanks to God (From Ps 136)
Music: 'Lyminge' John Barnard (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

God has come in
Music: 'God is in Bethlehem' John Barnard
Oxford University Press, 1983

God to Adam came in Eden
Music: John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986.

Holy, joyful dawn of Christmas
Music: Sicilian trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

How widely now does Christ stretch out his arms
Music: 'Edington' John Barnard (TH)
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 1982

If the Lord had not been near (Ps124)
Music: 'Anderson', Jane Marshall; second tune 'Capetown', F Filitz (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

I'll praise the Lord for ever and ever (Ps 34)
Music: 'Great Cheverell' John Barnard (PFT) (WSAM)
Jubilate/Hodder 1990: Canterbury Press, 1992: Hope, 1994

I met the Lord
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 1995
Music: 'Coulston' John Barnard (TH)

*In cold and nakedness (For the feast of S. Paul)
Music:'Keysoe' Paul Edwards

In homage we sing (For S. Luke's Day)
Music: 'Hanover' (? W Croft)
Commissioned by The Royal College of Surgeons: the bicentenary service in St Paul's Cathedral on 18 October, 2000

In the heart where love is abiding ('Ubi caritas et amor')
Music: plainsong arr. John Barnard
RSCM, 1994

I saw my love by lantern-light
Music: Eng. trad. 'O waly waly' arr. Noel Tredinnick (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Jesus, a stranger
Music: Alexander Clarke(LP2)
Marshall Pickering/Harper Collins

Jesus, child of gentle Mary
Music: Berlioz ('L'Enfance du Christ') (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Jesus, Name above all

Jesus, you are welcome (from the Dutch)
Music: 15c Dutch trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

*Joseph no treason did meet (Feast of S. Joseph)
Music: 'Cold Brayfield', Paul Edwards

Light of the world
Music: 'Wavendon' John Dankworth (WSAM) (HP)
Canterbury Press, 1992 Novello, 2000 Hope, 1992

Look down from heaven, holy Father
Music: 'St Philip Neri', John Barnard
Patronal Hymn commissioned by The London Oratory School, 2002

Lord, at the dawn of every day
Music: 'Bolnhurst', Paul Edwards

*Lord, bless and keep this little child
Music: 'Belmont' W Gardner (TH)

Lord Jesus, when you came to Earth
Music: 'Tune 34' Orlando Gibbons, arr John Barnard (TH)

Lord, who may dwell within your house? Ps 15
Music: 'Withington' John Barnard (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

*Love was his theme, (For the feast of S. John)
Music: 'Upton Scudamore' John Barnard

Mary came with meekness
Music: Fr. trad 'Noel nouvelet' arr.Tom Cunningham (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Mary, ride on to David's town
Music: 'Besançon Carol' arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

May we, O Holy Spirit, bear your fruit
Music: 'Lavendon' Paul Edwards (HTC) (SG)
Included in the Merchant Taylors' School school hymnal
Jubilate/Hodder, 1982, OUP 1982

Miracle Man
Cantata for children's choir
Music: Bryan Kelly
RSCM, 2004

*Music! Cantata for SATB
Music: David Lyon (in work)

New light has dawned
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 1994
Music: 'West Ashton' John Barnard, BBC Radio 3 (SG)

Night-time is passing, wait for the dawning
Music: Czech trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Marshall Pickering/HarperCollins

No frightened shepherds now
Music: David Iliff (TCB)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

No small wonder ('Small wonder the star')
Music: 'No small wonder' Paul Edwards (TCB) (N!)
Novello; Animus (octavo music) CD also available.

Now bright the stars of Bethlehem
Oecumuse, 1987
Music: 'Litchborough' Paul Edwards (Buy CD)

No words, O Lord, can tell
Music: 'Freshford' John Barnard
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 2005

O come, all you children (from German: Ihr Kinderlein Kommet)
Music: JAP Schultz arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

O God, hear me calling (From Psalm 61)
Music: 'Love's gift' Eng. trad. arr. David Iliff (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

O God, you are my God (Ps 63)
Music: 'Temple Guiting' John Barnard (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

O Lord God, you will search me out (From Psalm 139)
Music: 'Shepherdwell' John Barnard (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

O Lord, the mansions where you dwell (Ps 84)
Music: 'QEGS' Gareth D Green (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

One Star
A Christmas carol for children's choir (TCB)
Music: Malcolm Archer

Peter, strong and swift to run
Music: John Barnard
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music Within the Liturgy, 2002

Praise God for harvest-time
Music: 'Madrid' Anon arr John Barnard (SG) (TH)
Jubilate/Hodder

Praise in the morning
Music: 'Schonster Herr Jesu' Silecian trad.
OUP
Commissioned by Merchant Taylors' School for the school hymnal, 1982

Reach out and touch the Lord
(verses 2 and 3 only) v.1 by Bill Harman: (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

Samuel! Cantata for TATB
Music: Dr Alan Ridout
Animus
Commissioned by RSCM: The Montreal Boys' Choir Course 1983

*Saint Stephen was faithful
Music: 'Lourdes' (French carol) arr. John Barnard (TH)

*Sea, breaking on rising shores (For those bereaved by death at sea)
Music: 'Alkborough' Paul Edwards

See the grace of God abounding
Music: 'Unser Herrscher' J Neander (TH) (OUP)

Shepherd boy, tell me
Music: Fr. trad. Arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Show me your hands
Music: 'Heronpark' Nigel Don (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

Small wonder the star (see No small wonder)

Softly a shepherd is singing his song
Music: Czech. trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

So gentle the donkey
Music: John Barnard
OUP, 1984

Songs of Advent
Music: Dr Alan Ridout
Roberton, 1996

Still, still, still (from the German)
Music: Austrian trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Strange, how Jesus came
Music: Alexander Clarke
Marshall Pickering/HarperCollins LP2

*Strong my faint heart would be
Music: (not set)

Such a night in Bethlehem!
Music: Polish trad. arr. David Iliff (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

*Sweet Mary sing to Christ the King
Music: 'Moulton Seas End', Paul Edwards

*Sweet sacrament divine (Revised from the original: author unknown)
Music: (not set)

The almond tree (From 'Four Songs of Advent')
Music: Dr Alan Ridout
Kevin Mayhew, 1987

The bells of waiting Advent ring
(First line quoted: John Betjeman by permission)
Music: 'Warrington' R Harrison arr John Barnard (TH)

The daylight is fading
Music: Austrian trad. arr. John Barnard (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

The one who knows his inmost need (The Beatitudes)
Music: 'Potterne Wick' John Barnard
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 2001

The star of heaven foretells the joy (from the Swedish 'I himmelen')
Music: arr. JH Aberg (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

The stars of Bethlehem
Music: 'Litchborough' Paul Edwards
Oecumuse, 1987

The Waterman (An anthem for the Feast of St David)
Music: Paul Edwards
Oecumuse, 1989

*The wilderness of tempting, Lord
Music: 'Waresley', Paul Edwards

They killed him as a common thief
Music: 'Eastertide' Sir John Dankworth (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992

This is Saint Mark
Music: 'Tune 34' Orlando Gibbons arr John Barnard
Commissioned by St Mark's Hospital, Harrow

This is our harvest
Music: 'Ludlow' John Barnard (TH)

Three days on
Music: 'Three days on' David Iliff (WSAM)
Canterbury Press, 1992 Hope Publishing

The Three Donkeys
Music: Tom Cunningham (TCB)
RSCM/Jubilate Hymns

*Thy body men have taken (Feast of St Swithin)
Music: 'Old Weston' Paul Edwards

To Bethlehem the strangers came (Stranger in Bethlehem)
Music: David Iliff (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

To the Lord I looked in patience (From Psalm 40)
Music: 'Nannerch' John Barnard (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

Travellers all to Bethlehem
Music: 15c trad. arr. David Iliff (CFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1986

Travellers' tales
Music: trad, John Playford's The English Dancing Master arr John Barnard (WSAM)
OUP, 1983, Canterbury Press, 1992

True, merciful and brave (for the Feast of St Alban)
Music: 'Farley Castle' H Lawes arr John Barnard (TH)

Waterfall and ocean
Music: 'St Gertrude' Sullivan (LP2) (NS) (SG)
Marshall/Collins, Mayhew

We come to this your table, Lord
Music: 'Grandchildren' Paul Wigmore, harmonised David Iliff (CP)
The Canterbury Press

We were not there in Bethlehem
Music: 'In der Wiegen' Arr. Norman Warren (CaP)
Marshall Pickering/HarperCollins

What riches on this earth (From Psalm 48)
Music: 'La Corbiére' Arr. Norman Warren (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

*When Matthew heard the Master call his name
Music: 'Gore Cross' John Barnard

With this our godly Scholar
Celebrating the life and work of George Herbert.
Commissioned by The Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 1997

*Wingéd lion! Your courage in the Name (For the Feast of St Mark)
Music: 'Burgh le Marsh', Paul Edwards

When Mary gathered summer's yield
Music: The Linden Tree Carol arr John Barnard (TCB)
Jubilate/RSCM, 2005

Why, in the dawning of another day (From Ps 52)
Music: 'Flanders' David Iliff (PFT)
Jubilate/Hodder, 1990

Wise men three in starry night
Music: Welsh trad. 'Yr Hen Gelynnen' arr. Paul Edwards
Good Music, 1986 (Buy CD)

Your feet, O Lord, have walked this earth
Music: 'Marston' John Barnard (TH)
Commissioned by the Edington Festival of Music within the Liturgy, 1998

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