Composed by William Jones (1726-1800), this tune in Common Meter has been published with numerous texts. One of the most common is “The King shall come when morning dawns” for the season of Advent. The tune is also known as NEWINGTON and first appeared in Jones’ Church Pieces for the Organ with Four Anthems in Score published in 1789.
See a list of other popular hymn and chorale themes here.
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