Hyfrydol
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Hyfrydol (pronounced "hu-vru-dul"; Welsh for Good Cheer) is a Welsh hymn tune which appears in a number of Christian hymnals in various arrangements. Composed by Rowland Prichard in 1844, it was originally published in the composer's handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal Cyfaill y Cantorion ("The Singer's Friend"). Prichard composed this hymn tune before he was twenty-years-old.[1]
[edit] Meter & arrangement
Hyfrydol has a metre of 8.7.8.7D (alternating lines of eight and seven syllables, other examples of which include Blaenwern and Daily, daily).
The best-known arrangement is probably that by Ralph Vaughan Williams, which he originally produced for his revision of the English Hymnal; Vaughan Williams also composed some variations on this theme.
In addition to its use as a hymn tune, Hyfrydol has been arranged for brass bands and other instrumental groups.
[edit] Settings
Hyfrydol has been used as a setting for William Chatterton Dix's hymn "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!", Charles Wesley's "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" and "Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus," as well as many other hymns from a variety of faith traditions.
[edit] Online hymns set to Hyfrydol
- John Wilber Chapman's "Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners" [2]
- The Latter-day Saint Hymn "In Humility, Our Savior" [3]
- "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!" [4]
- Alternate arrangement of "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!" from the Episcopal 1982 Hymnal [5]
- "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" [6]
