Far round the world
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| Far round the world | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | before 1927 |
| Text | Basil Joseph Mathews |
| Meter | 10.10.10.10 |
| Melody | Dunblane Cathedral by Archie Fairbairn Barnes Farley Castle by Henry Lawes Parting by Jane W. Rhodes Peel Castle arr. William Henry Gill Rutgers by Charles Henry Doersam Woodlands by Walter Greatorex |
Far round the world thy children sing their song is an English hymn written by Basil Joseph Mathews (1879 – 1951) published in Church Hymnary in 1927.[1][2][3][4]
"Far round the world" appears in hymnals with various tunes:
- Dunblane Cathedral composed by Archie Fairbairn Barnes (1878 – 1960), published in 1927[1]
- Farley Castle composed by Henry Lawes (1596 – 1662) in 1638
- Parting composed by Jane W. Rhodes in 1910
- Peel Castle arranged by William Henry Gill (1839 – 1923)
- Rutgers composed by Charles Henry Doersam (1879 – 1942)
- Woodlands composed by Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949) for Gresham's School (where he was Director of Music) in 1916. Woodlands is the name of a house at the school.