Composer Bio Information
Smart, Henry Thomas's bio information
Tuesday, October 26, 1813 - Sunday, July 6, 1879
Born: October 26, 1813, London, England.
Died: July 6, 1879, London, England.
Buried: Hampstead Cemetery, London.
Smart became the organist at Blackburns Church, Lancashire, England, in 1831. He went on to play the organ at St. Philip’s Church, St. Luke’s Church, and St. Pancras Church, London. He went blind in 1864, but continued to compose. He was the music editor for Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), the Presbyterian Hymnal (1875) and the hymn book of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 397
* Frost, pp. 690-1
* Nutter, p. 465
* Stulken, pp. 152-3
Music
1. Bethany
2. Everton
3. Faith
4. Forward
5. Gloria
6. Hampton
7. Heathlands
8. Lancashire
9. Misericordia
10. Moseley
11. Nachtlied
12. Pilgrims
13. Regent Square
14. Rex Gloriae
15. St. Leonard
16. Trisagion
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/m/a/smart_ht.html
Died: July 6, 1879, London, England.
Buried: Hampstead Cemetery, London.
Smart became the organist at Blackburns Church, Lancashire, England, in 1831. He went on to play the organ at St. Philip’s Church, St. Luke’s Church, and St. Pancras Church, London. He went blind in 1864, but continued to compose. He was the music editor for Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), the Presbyterian Hymnal (1875) and the hymn book of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
Sources
* Erickson, p. 397
* Frost, pp. 690-1
* Nutter, p. 465
* Stulken, pp. 152-3
Music
1. Bethany
2. Everton
3. Faith
4. Forward
5. Gloria
6. Hampton
7. Heathlands
8. Lancashire
9. Misericordia
10. Moseley
11. Nachtlied
12. Pilgrims
13. Regent Square
14. Rex Gloriae
15. St. Leonard
16. Trisagion
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/s/m/a/smart_ht.html