Herbert Norman Howells CH, CBE (1892–1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music.
Howells was born pn the 17th October 1892 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, and was the youngest of six children. His father was an amateur organist, and Herbert showed early musical promise. He studied first with Herbert Brewer at Gloucester Cathedral, as an articled pupil alongside Ivor Novello and Ivor Gurney, the celebrated English songwriter and poet, with whom he became great friends.
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FDmC – FDD7 - G All my hope on God is -- foun-ded, all my trust he shall re-new, CFDmEmA7DmG7C He my guide through changing or-der, on—ly good and only true, FBbD7GmADmGC - F God Un-known, he a-lone, calls my heart to be his - o- wn.
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FDmC – FDD7 - G Human pride and earthly glory, sword and crown be-tray his trust CFDmEmA7DmG7C What with care and toil we fash-ion, tower and temple fall to dust FBbD7GmADmGC - F But Gods power, hour by hour is my temp-le and my tow-er
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FDmC - FDD7G Gods great goodness lasts for - ever, deep his wis-dom pass-ing thought CFDmEmA7DmG7C Splendour light and life at-tend him, beauty spring-ing out of nought FBbD7GmADmGC - F Ever more, from his store count-less stars rise and a-do-re
VERSE 4
FDmC – FDD7G Day by day the almigh-ty giv - er, grants to us his gifts of love CFDmEmA7DmG7 - C In his will our souls find plea-sure lead-ing to our home a-bove FBbD7GmADmGC - F Love shall stand at his hand, joy shall wait on his comma - nd
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FDmC – FDD7G Still from man to God e-ter-nal sacrifice of praise be done CFDmEmA7DmG7C High a-bove all praises prais-ing for the gift of Christ his son FBbD7GmADmGC - F Hear christs call! one and all, those who fol-low shall not f-all