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    John Bacchus Dykes (10 March 1823 – 22 January 1876) was an English clergyman and hymnwriter. He was born in Hull, England, the fifth child and third son...
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    bishop Reginald Heber (1783–1826). It is sung to the tune "Nicaea", by John Bacchus Dykes. Written during the author's time as vicar in Hodnet, Shropshire,...
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  • sung to four different melodies: "Dominus Regit Me", composed by John Bacchus Dykes, a friend and contemporary of Henry Williams Baker. It first appeared...
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  • John Dykes is a sports broadcaster. John Dykes may also refer to: John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876), English clergyman and hymnist John Dykes (rugby union)...
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    with the 1861 hymn tune "Horbury" by John Bacchus Dykes, named for a village near Wakefield, England, where Dykes had found "peace and comfort". In the...
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    William Henry Monk, the editor of the 1861 edition, John Bacchus Dykes and Frederick Ouseley, John Stainer, Henry Gauntlett and Edmund Hart Turpin provided...
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  • Whiting m. Rev. John Bacchus Dykes "Go Down, Moses", trad spiritual "Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty", w. Reginald Heber m. John Bacchus Dykes "I'm Going...
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    Benigna, specially composed for the hymn by John Bacchus Dykes. Newman ascribed the popularity of the hymn to Dykes' tune. The hymn was later set to the tune...
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  • family, a descendant of the hymn writer John Bacchus Dykes. He was one of four brothers, including Stephen Dykes Bower, who became a famous church architect...
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  • (formerly of Wings) and Tommy Morgan. The soundtrack also contains John Bacchus Dykes and William Whiting's hymn Eternal Father, Strong to Save (1860)....
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