To us a child of royal birth (William Besley)

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•  Posted on 2026-02-24(Posted 2026-02-24)  CPDL #88458:           

Editor: Edmund Gooch (submitted 2026-02-24).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 65 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes:

General Information

Title: To us a child of royal birth
Composer: William Besley
Tune: St. Salvador
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1833 in A Collection of Tunes, ed. Thomas Hawkes, p. 147
Description: The order of staves in the source is Alto - Tenor - Soprano - Bass, with the alto and tenor parts notated in the treble clef an octave above sounding pitch. No text is underlaid in the source, although Hymns 286 and 605 (of the Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People called Methodists) are specified. The present text is that of Hymn 605: the alternative text, Hymn 286, is 'Abraham, when severely tried'. This tune is attributed to 'Wm. Besley' in the source, and is marked with an asterisk, used in that work to indicate tunes 'composed by modern and living authors'.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at To us a child of royal birth.