Edmund Sears (1810 - 1876) was a pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Massachusetts. He wrote the poem in 1849, published in The Christian Register on 29th December 1849.
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Sunday 13 January 2019
Sunday 6th January 2019 Epiphany
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear Richard Stores-Willis Arr. Barry Rose Edmund H Sears
Edmund Sears (1810 - 1876) was a pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Massachusetts. He wrote the poem in 1849, published in The Christian Register on 29th December 1849.
The poem is usually sung to Arthur Sullivan's "Noel", adapted from an English melody in 1874, but the choir sang the American tune "Carol" written by Richard Stores-Willis (1819-1900) written in 1850.
Barry Rose (Born 1934) was late to music, giving up a career in insurance to study organ at The Royal Academy of Music in London. Still studying he was the first appointed organist and choirmaster of Guildford Cathedral when it opening in 1961. He then moved to St Paul's Cathedral.
Edmund Sears (1810 - 1876) was a pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Massachusetts. He wrote the poem in 1849, published in The Christian Register on 29th December 1849.
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