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J. Varley Roberts (1841–1920) was Halifax Parish Church Organist and Director of the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford 1882-1919.
==Life==
'''Born:''' 1841


''Seek ye the Lord''  
'''Died:''' 1920


Based upon Isaiah 55:6–7, this call to repentance linked to the promise of mercy was composed early in the 20th century, yet remains popular for its sensitive treatment of the text, 'Seek the Lord . . . He will have mercy'.
'''Biography'''


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J. Varley Roberts was Halifax Parish Church Organist and Director of the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford 1882-1919.
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==List of choral works==


The '''The Passion: a meditation on the sufferings of Christ''' (Novello, 1902) is scored for two solo voices (tenor and bass) and chorus SATB with hymns to be sung by the choir and congregation.
*''Seek ye the Lord''
*''The Lord, your God, is gracious''
*''The Passion: a meditation on the sufferings of Christ'' (Novello, 1902) is scored for two solo voices (tenor and bass) and chorus SATB with hymns to be sung by the choir and congregation.


Hymns
===Hymns===
Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee (tune: Dundee)
*''Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee'' (tune: Dundee)
Behold him in Gethsemane
*''Behold him in Gethsemane''
Ride on, ride on in majest
*''Ride on, ride on in majest''
When I survey the wondrous cross (tune: Rockingham)
*''When I survey the wondrous cross'' (tune: Rockingham)
O wondrous work of God
*''O wondrous work of God''
O thou, from whom all goodness flows (tune: Windsor)
*''O thou, from whom all goodness flows'' (tune: Windsor)
Jesu, lover of my soul
*''Jesu, lover of my soul''
If I should e'er forsake thee (tune: Chorale Bach St Matthew Passion)
*''If I should e'er forsake thee'' (tune: Chorale Bach St Matthew Passion)
O Lord, thy love's unbounded (tune: as above)
*''O Lord, thy love's unbounded'' (tune: as above)
 
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Life

Born: 1841

Died: 1920

Biography

J. Varley Roberts was Halifax Parish Church Organist and Director of the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford 1882-1919.

View the Wikipedia article on J. Varley Roberts.

List of choral works

  • Seek ye the Lord
  • The Lord, your God, is gracious
  • The Passion: a meditation on the sufferings of Christ (Novello, 1902) is scored for two solo voices (tenor and bass) and chorus SATB with hymns to be sung by the choir and congregation.

Hymns

  • Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee (tune: Dundee)
  • Behold him in Gethsemane
  • Ride on, ride on in majest
  • When I survey the wondrous cross (tune: Rockingham)
  • O wondrous work of God
  • O thou, from whom all goodness flows (tune: Windsor)
  • Jesu, lover of my soul
  • If I should e'er forsake thee (tune: Chorale Bach St Matthew Passion)
  • O Lord, thy love's unbounded (tune: as above)


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Publications

External links

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