Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901)

Dr Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901) FRCO was an English organist and composer, born into a family of musicians in Westminster, London. Two of his brothers, John and Thomas, also became organists.

In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal and also sang in the choir of St Paul’s Cathedral. His first appointment as organist was at the age of sixteen at Mitcham Church, although he had by this time played as  a stand-in for James Turle, the organist at Westminster Abbey.

Other appointments include St Peter, Islington, St. Luke’s, Berwick St, Soho) and Temple Church.

Closely associated with the Bach Society he was organist in the first English performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion under the direction of William Sterndale Bennett

He received an honorary Doctorate in Music from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1882, Archibald Campbell Tait.

Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright
Ash Wednesday / Classic Hymns for Lent and Passiontide / CM / Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901) / General / Good Friday / Hymn / James Montgomery (1771-1854) / Lent / St Hugh / Year A Easter 5 / Year A Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year A Proper 11, Ordinary 16 Trinity 6 / Year A Proper 13, Ordinary 18, Trinity 8 / Year A Proper 18, Ordinary 23, Trinity 13 / Year B Lent 4 / Year B Lent 5 - Passion Sunday / Year B Palm Sunday - Liturgy of The Palms and Liturgy of The Passion / Year B Pentecost, Whit Sunday / Year B Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 6 / Year B Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 16 / Year B Proper 21, Ordinary 26, Trinity 17 / Year B Proper 28, Ordinary 33, Second Sunday Before Advent / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Easter 5 / Year C Feast Of Christ The King / Year C Proper 10, Ordinary 15, Trinity 4 / Year C Proper 12, Ordinary 17, Trinity 6 / Year C Proper 16, Ordinary 21, Trinity 10 / Year C Proper 19, Ordinary 24, Trinity 23 / Year C Proper 20, Ordinary 25, Trinity 14 / Year C Proper 24, Ordinary 29, Trinity 18

Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright (Saint Hugh, Organ, 6 Verses)

Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright : Recording Tune: St Hugh, composed by Edward John Hopkins (1818 – 1901).

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Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise
Hymn / 10 10 10 10 / Easter Sunday / Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901) / Ellers / Evensong / General / Johannes Plenio / John Ellerton (1826 -1893) / Year A Lent 3 / Year A Proper 11, Ordinary 16 Trinity 6 / Year A Proper 14, Ordinary 19, Trinity 9 / Year A Proper 22, Ordinary 27, Trinity 17 / Year A Proper 23, Ordinary 28, Trinity 18 / Year B Advent 3 / Year B Easter 2 / Year B Easter 3 / Year B Epiphany 1 (Baptism of The Lord) / Year B Holy Name Of Jesus Or Naming And Circumcision Of Jesus / Year B Proper 19, Ordinary 24, Trinity 15 / Year B Trinity Sunday / Year C Advent 3 / Year C Easter 6 - Sixth Sunday of Easter / Year C Lent 1 / Year C Proper 25, Ordinary 30, Trinity 19

Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name (Ellers, Organ, 4 Verses)

Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name : Recording (Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise) Tune: Ellers, composed by

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