Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879)

Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) was an English organist and composer. Born in London, a nephew of the conductor Sir George Thomas Smart, he first studied law, but soon gave this up for music.

In 1831 he became organist of Blackburn parish church, then of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, St Luke’s Old Street and finally of St Pancras, in 1864. This last post he held for the rest of his life.

Smart was highly rated as a composer by his English contemporaries, but is now remembered only by a few organists and choral singers. His many compositions for the organ were described as “effective and melodious, if not strikingly original” by the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which also praised his part songs.

His cantata The Bride of Dunkerron was written for the Birmingham Festival of 1864; the oratorio Jacob for Glasgow in 1873; and his opera Bertha was produced with some success at the Haymarket in 1855. His best known composition is now probably the hymn tune Regent Square, commonly sung to the words “Light’s abode, celestial Salem” or “Angels, from the realms of glory”. His Evening Service in B Flat has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years.

In the last fifteen years of his life Smart was practically blind.

Hymns Asssociated With Henry Thomas Smart

For The Beauty Of The Earth
For The Beauty Of The Earth / 77 77 77 / Folliot Sandford Pierpoint (1835 - 1917) / Harvest Festival / Heathlands / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Hymn / Lower Key / Mothering Sunday / Mothers' Day / Organ / TBR / Thanksgiving Day Canada / Traditional English / Year A Easter 3 / Year A Thanksgiving Day USA / Year B Proper 5, Ordinary 10, Trinity 1 / Year B Thanksgiving Day USA / Year C Proper 17, Ordinary 22, Trinity 11

For The Beauty Of The Earth (Heathlands, Organ, 4 Verses)

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Son Of God Eternal Saviour
Hymn / 87 87 D / Everton (Smart) / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Somerset Corry Lowry (1855 - 1932) / Year A Christmas 2 / Year B Advent 4 / Year B Holy Name Of Jesus Or Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus / Year C Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 14 / Year C Proper 27 3rd Sunday before Advent

Son Of God Eternal Saviour (Everton Smart, Organ, 4 Verses) – Free Download

Son Of God Eternal Saviour : Recording (Son Of God Eternal Savior) Tune: Everton (Smart), composed by Henry Thomas Smart

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Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies (Heathlands, Organ, 3 Verses)
Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies / 77 77 77 / Charles Wesley (1707-1788) / Evensong / Funeral / Heathlands / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Holy Week Tuesday / Hymn / Morning Prayer / Philippians 4 / TBR / Transfiguration of the Lord (Years A,B,C) / Year A Christmas 1 / Year A Christmas 2 / Year A Epiphany 2 / Year A Epiphany 3 / Year A Epiphany 4 - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Year A Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Next Before Lent / Year A Lent 4 / Year A Proper 22, Ordinary 27, Trinity 17 / Year A Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 18 / Year B Epiphany 3 / Year B Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Next Before Lent / Year B Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 19 / Year C Advent 2 / Year C Easter 3 / Year C Easter 7 - Seventh Sunday of Easter / Year C Epiphany 2 / Year C Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Sunday Next Before Lent / Year C Feast Of Christ The King / Year C Proper 28, Ordinary 33, 2nd Sunday Before Advent

Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies (Heathlands, Organ, 3 Verses)

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God Of Mercy God Of Grace
77 77 77 / Ascension Day / Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Easter Eve / General / Heathlands / Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Holy Week Tuesday / Hymn / Organ / Year A Advent 1 / Year A Advent 2 / Year A Advent 4 / Year A Easter 5 / Year A Easter 6 / Year A Epiphany 2 / Year A Epiphany 4 - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Year A Feast of Christ The King / Year A Holy Name Of Jesus Or Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus / Year A Lent 4 / Year A Proper 12 Ordinary 17 Trinity 7 / Year A Proper 14, Ordinary 19, Trinity 9 / Year A Proper 15, Ordinary 20, Trinity 11, 12th Sunday After Pentecost / Year A Proper 22, Ordinary 27, Trinity 17 / Year A Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 18 / Year A Thanksgiving Day USA / Year B Advent 1 / Year B All Saints Day / Year B Easter 5 / Year B Easter 6 / Year B Epiphany 6 / Year B Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Next Before Lent / Year B Holy Name Of Jesus Or Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus / Year B Lent 2 / Year B Proper 12, Ordinary 17, Trinity 8 / Year B Proper 18, Ordinary 23, Trinity 14 / Year B Proper 19, Ordinary 24, Trinity 15 / Year B Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 19 / Year B Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 21, Last After Trinity / Year B Rogationtide / Year B Sunday Before Lent, Transfiguration Sunday / Year C Advent 4 / Year C All Saints' Day / Year C Easter 5 / Year C Easter 6 - Sixth Sunday of Easter / Year C Epiphany 2 / Year C Epiphany 4 - Presentation of Christ in the Temple / Year C Feast Of Christ The King / Year C Holy Name Of Jesus Or Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus / Year C Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 4 / Year C Proper 12, Ordinary 17, Trinity 6 / Year C Proper 15, Ordinary 20, Trinity 9 / Year C Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 17 / Year C Proper 8, Ordinary 13, Trinity 2 / Year C Thanksgiving Day USA

God Of Mercy God Of Grace (Heathlands, Organ, 3 Verses)

God Of Mercy God Of Grace : Recording Tune: Heathlands, composed by Henry Thomas Smart (1813 – 1879). Public Domain.

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God Is Here (Bethany-Smart, Organ)
Hymn / 87 87 D / Bethany - Smart / Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000) / Gathering / General / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Hope Publishing Co. / TBR / Year A Easter 5 / Year A Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year B Proper 14, Ordinary 19, Trinity 10 / Year B Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 16 / Year C Epiphany 6

God Is Here! As We His People (Bethany-Smart, Organ, 4 Verses)

God Is Here! Lyrics Lyricist: Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000). Copyright 1979 Hope Publishing Co. Meter: 87 87 D. We regret

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Worship The Lord In The Beauty
12 10 12 10 / Easter Vigil / Epiphany / General / Good Friday / Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) / Hymn / John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875) / Moredun / Psalm 104 / TBR / Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness / Year A Advent 2 / Year A Advent 4 / Year A Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year A Epiphany 3 / Year A Lent 3 / Year A Proper 24, Ordinary Time 29, Trinity 19 / Year A Proper 27, Ordinary 32, 3rd Sunday Before Advent / Year A Proper 5, Ordinary 10, Trinity 1 / Year B Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year B Epiphany 6 / Year B Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Next Before Lent / Year B Feast of Christ The King / Year B Proper 16, Ordinary 21, Trinity 12 / Year B Proper 22, Ordinary 27, Trinity 18 / Year B Proper 28, Ordinary 33, Second Sunday Before Advent / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Advent 4 / Year C Epiphany 1, Baptism of The Lord / Year C Lent 2 / Year C Proper 13, Ordinary 18, Trinity 7 / Year C Proper 14, Ordinary 19, Trinity 8 / Year C Proper 9, Ordinary 14, Trinity 3

Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness (Moredun, Organ, 5 Verses)

Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness : Recording Moredun Tune: Moredun composed by Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879) . Public

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