MUSIC. KING’S LANGLEY, “a delightfully gay tune,” is an arrangement of a traditional English May-day carol. It appeared in the English Hymnal of 1906. The arrangement is by Miss L. E. Broadwood, an English lady of considerable musical talent.
SUMMER
386. Summer suns are glowing
William W. How, 1823-97
One of the most welcome of the hymns of the changing year. It was written for Church Hymns, 1871.
The author wrote a hymn for each of the four seasons, another appearing at [No. 387].
For comments on W. W. How see [Hymn 144].
MUSIC. RUTH, composed by Samuel Smith, privately printed in 1865, was set to the present hymn in 1874 by Arthur Sullivan when he was editing the music for Church Hymns.
Samuel Smith, 1821-1917 (not to be confused with the author of “My country, ’tis of thee”), was an English organist, serving Trinity Church, Windsor, for 34 years. He succeeded Sir George Elvey as conductor of the Windsor and Eton Choral Society.