Sternhold, Thomas — (d. 1549) Poet. Sternhold was educated at the University of Oxford and, after entering the service of King Henry VIII, was elected a Member of Parliament. He is remembered for his metrical version of fiftysix of the Psalms. These were… … Who’s Who in Christianity
STERNHOLD, THOMAS — principal author of the first English metrical version of the Psalms, originally attached to the Prayer Book as augmented by John Hopkins; continued in general use till Tate and Brady s version of 1696 was substituted in 1717; was a Hampshire… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sternhold, Thomas — (1500 1549), Hopkins, John (d. 1570) Were associated in making the metrical version of the Psalms, which was attached to the Prayer book, and was for 200 years the chief hymn book of the Church of England. It is a commonplace and tame… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Thomas Sternhold — (* um 1500 in Gloucestershire; † 1549 ebenda) war ein englischer Schriftsteller. Sternhold wurde in Gloucestershire geboren. Seine englische Wiedergabe der Psalmen, kurz vor seinem Tod veröffentlicht, war sehr beliebt. Sie beeinflusste die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thomas Sternhold — (1500 ndash; 1549) was the principal author of the first English metrical version of the Psalms, originally attached to the Prayer Book as augmented by John Hopkins; continued in general use till Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady s version of 1696… … Wikipedia
Metrical psalter — For earlier rhymed translations of Psalms, see rhymed psalter. A metrical psalter is a kind of Bible translation: a book containing a metrical translation of all or part of the Book of Psalms in vernacular poetry, meant to be sung as hymns in a… … Wikipedia
Groom of the Robes — is an obsolete office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England, later Great Britain, ultimately the United Kingdom. It is equivalent to a Lady in Waiting for Kings and Queen Regnants.List of Grooms of the Robes (incomplete) *Thomas… … Wikipedia
Metrical Psalms — A rhymed vernacular translation of a psalm sung to music with a regular pattern of beats (meter). Because the poetry of the Hebrew psalms has neither rhyme nor meter, but rather depends on semantic parallelisms between verse pairs, singing… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Psalms — Psalm redirects here. For other uses, see Psalm (disambiguation). Hebrew Bible … Wikipedia
William Byrd — (c. 1540 ndash; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of the Renaissance. He cultivated many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music ProvenanceOur knowledge… … Wikipedia
