Praise the King of Kings | Jeremiah Clarke | H. R. Conti | 1976

Music by The Men and Boys Choir of the Church of Saint Mary | The National Shrine of Saint Dymphna, Massillon, Ohio, U.S.A., recorded in 1976 for, "The Centennial," vinyl LP. Harold R. Conti, Choirmaster and Organist. At the time of the notation on, "The Centennial," LP album cover, the tune was wrongly attributed to Henry Purcell. History now records that, "Trumpet Voluntary," from about 1878 until around the mid-20th century, was attributed to Henry Purcell, and was published as such in William Spark's Short Pieces for the Organ, Book VII, No. 1 (London, Ashdown and Parry). This version came to the attention of Sir Henry J. Wood, who made two orchestral transcriptions of it, both of which were recorded. The recordings further solidified the incorrect thought that the original piece was by Purcell. The original tune was written by Jeremiah Clarke in 1700 and named, "Prince of Denmark's March." The lyrics, as best as can be determined, were written by Harold R. Conti:

Come, come, all ye peoples, sing and praise Him the King of Glory,
Come, come, all ye peoples, praise the King of Kings
Praise the Lord ye nations, heaven and earth all bow before you
Come ..., bless His Holy Name
...all creation, hail the power of Our Salvation
Glory, alleluia, Holy. Holy. Lord
Praise to the Father, praise the Son, and praise to the Spirit, hail Three in One
O Lord we adore thee, Jesus, son of Mary, on earth Thy Will be done
Come all ye peoples, sing alleluia, sing alleluia!
Come all ye peoples, come praise the King of Kings!
Come all ye peoples, sing alleluia, sing alleluia!
Come all ye peoples, come praise the King of Kings!