Israel Holdroyd

Life

Born: 1702

Died: 1753

Biography

Israel Holdroyd was an English music compiler and composer of sacred music. He lived in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Though little is known of the man, several pieces of his music are famous and very often printed and sung: Wells (Psalm 100) and Rochester (Psalm 34). There is no Wikipedia page.

List of choral works

A. BY TITLE

1. Compositions by Israel Holdroyd

a. Psalm-tunes

Magnificat Psalm 1 Psalm 15 Psalm 33

Psalm 34 Psalm 39 Psalm 42 Psalm 47

Psalm 50 Psalm 90 Psalm 92 Psalm 100

Psalm 104 Psalm 124 Psalm 126 Psalm 131

Psalm 134 Psalm 137

b. Set pieces

The Song of the Three Holy Children Psalm 18

Psalm 113 Psalm 136

c. Anthems

• I am the resurrection
• Jubilate Deo
• Lift up your heads, O ye gates

2. Arrangements of Israel Holdroyd compositions by others

• Rochester (Ananias Davisson)

B. BY FIRST LINE

All people that on earth do dwell As pants the hart for cooling streams Behold, and have regard Come, children, learn to fear the Lord I said, I will look to my ways I will give laud and honor both Is there ambition in my heart It is a thing both good and meet

Lord, who's the happy man that may My Lord, my God, in all distress Now Israel may say, and that truly No change of times shall ever shock O all ye works of God the Lord O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice Praise ye the Lord, for he is good

The man is blest that hath not lent The mighty God, the eternal, has thus spoke Thou, Lord, hast been our sure defense When that the Lord again his Zion had forth brought When we did sit in Babylon Ye children which do serve the Lord Ye righteous in the Lord, rejoice

 
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Publications

• Holdroyd, Israel. 1722. The Spiritual Man's Companion. London: William Pearson. 156 pp. Second Edition 1725, 122 pp. Third Edition 1733, 110 pp. Fourth Edition 1746, 112 pp. Fifth Edition 1753, 195 pp.

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