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JesusChristtheAppleTree
AttributedtoRichardHutchins(fl1759) FromthecollectionofJoshuaSmith,NewHampshire,1784
ElizabethPoston (1905–87) q=120
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ElizabethPoston(1905–87)wasborninruralHerordshire,whereshelivedformostofherlifeinahistoric property,RooksNestHouse,StevenageHercomposionaloutputwasvaried,encompassingdramacomusicalplays,chamberworks,secularandsacredchoralsengs,andsolosongswhichwereoeninspired byherloveoffolksongandthecountryside.Asaprofessionalpianistshefrequentlyperformedinlive premieresofherownworksontheBBC,forwhichorganisaonsheworkedformanyyearsElizabeth’s skillsasamul-linguistenabledhertocreateherowntranslaonsandedionsoftextsformanyofher composionsandarrangements
Heroriginalminiatureforvoiceandpiano,TheAppleTree,waspublishedinBodleyHead’sTheChildren’s SongBook(1961)Thischoralversion–JesusChristtheAppleTree–shearrangedforTheCambridge Hymnal(1967)ofwhichshewasthemusiceditor
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Ordercode:EPP001 47 & 5This (37)Unison,orRound(optional),entriesat* fruitdothmake my * soul to thrive, It keeps my dy-ing & faith a live; - This ’ fruit doth make my soul to thrive, It & keeps my dy-ing faith a live; - Which makes my soul in & haste to be With Je sus - Christ the ap-ple tree