The Ballad of Semmerwater (Deep asleep, deep asleep, deep asleep it lies)
January 1930
Words by William Watson
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, dated, printer’s copy, 6 pages
Curwen 1930 [BL: G117722], G minor [g@–e’’@], Thames Century 4
Dedicated to Keith Falkner

Solo Songs with piano accompaniment

Danger (You shall not go a-maying when the thorn is white once more)
*1930
Words by Mordaunt Currie
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, printer’s copy, 4 pages
Curwen 1931 [BL: G117723], [c’–d’’], Novello Album 1

Impromptu  (O long ago and long ago, and when my heart was young)
*1930
Words by Mordaunt Currie
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, printer’s copy, 3 pages
Curwen 1931 [BL: G117724], F minor [c’–e’’@]

 

Thee Will I Love (Thee will I love, my God and King)
*1930
Unison with organ
Words by Robert Bridges (paraphrase of Psalm 138)
B–P Library, Bag Cii: MS, ink, printer’s copy, B major, 3 pages, and 2 leaf sheet of transposed
organ parts in B@ major
Curwen 1930 [Church Choralist No. 673] [BL: E1330] See Church Music 1956 pp. 22, 23; Church Music – Hymn Tunes p. 25

Judge Eternal (Judge eternal, throned in splendour)
*1930
SATB, tenor lead, with organ
Words by Henry Scott Holland (from The English Hymnal)
B–P Library, Bag Ci: MS, ink, 2 pages (in very poor condition)
Curwen 1930 [Church Choralist No. 674] [BL: E1330]

O God of earth and altar (O God of earth and altar)
1930
SATB, unison lead, with organ
Words by G. K. Chesterton
B–P Library, Bag Cii: MS, ink, printer’s copy, 4 pages (in poor condition)
Curwen 1930 [Church Choralist No. 675] [BL: E1330]

 

Crossings
1930
Words by Robert Bridges ‘Thee Will I Love, My God And King’
Yattendon Hymnal
Songs of Praise 1932
Hymns for Church and School 1964
Methodist Hymn Book (Supp.) 1969
Hymns and Songs 1969
OUP 1930; Curwen 1956
See Church Music pp. 20, 22, 23

Lingwood
1930
Words by J. C. Winslow ‘Lord of Lords and King Eternal’
B-P Library, Bag Ci: MS probably autograph, ink, , 3 pages and title page, no words
Curwen 1930 on MS, but not listed by Curwen
Clarendon Hymn Book
Hymns for Church and School 1964
Anglican Hymn Book 1965
100 Hymns For Today 1969;
Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard 1983

Words by H. E. Fosdick ‘God of Grace and God of Glory’
Anglican Hymn Book 1965
Hymns and Songs 1969
Praise for Today 1974
Hymns and Psalms 1981
Words by W. C. Smith ‘Earth was waiting, spent and restless’
Hymns for Today’s Church 1982

Little Baddow
1930
Words by G. Duffield ‘Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus’
Songs of Praise 1932
Hymns for Church and School 1964
Curwen 1930; OUP 1931

 

The Light of Other Days (Oft in the stilly night)
July 1930
Part–song for SATB
Words by Thomas Moore
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, dated, printer’s copy, 6 pages, title page and dedication page
Curwen 1931 [Choral Handbook No. 1258] [BL: E862] Dedicated to David Yacamini and the Perth Madrigal Society

 

Balow (My babe, lie still and sleep)
15-16 May 1930
Part–song for equal voices, SSC
Words Anonymous, 16th century
B–P Library, Bag A: MS, ink, dated, 10½ pages
Duration: 2’30’’ – 3’
Curwen 1931 [Choruses for equal voices No. 1805] [BL: E861]; Roberton 1996 [BL: E352n21];
Goodmusic 2003

 

The Orchard Sings to the Child (Dancing ground for your feet)
*1930
Words by Margaret Cropper
Curwen 1931 [Choruses for equal voices No. 1834 [BL: E861] See Solo Songs p. 6