Hymn tune
ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR is a hymn tune in 7.7.7.7 D, composed by George J. Elvey (1816–1893). In a hymnal the tune has a name of its own, printed in capitals, because the same music carries many texts: any hymn written in its meter can be sung to it.
In this library it is the tune for 2 hymns, listed below, and 17 more texts in the same meter can be sung to it.
The four-part harmony played here comes from the Open Hymnal Project's public-domain edition (copied from "The Anglican Hymn Book", 1871, Hymn 361). Choose any text below and press play to hear the words sung to ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR, with the lines highlighted as they come — on organ, piano or guitar, in any key.
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Hymns sung to ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
Other texts in the same meter
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul — Jesus, Lover of my soul,
- Watchman, Tell Us of the Night — Watchman, tell us of the night,
- Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide — Holy Spirit, faithful guide,
- New Year's Day — While, with ceaseless course, the sun
- Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise — Hail the day that sees Him rise
- Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die — Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
- The Song of Jubilee — Hark! the song of jubilee,
- Savior, When in Dust to Thee — Savior, when in dust to Thee
- What are these in bright array — Who are these in bright array,
- People of the living God — People of the living God,
- Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above — Pleasant are Thy courts above
- At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing — At the Lamb's high feast we sing