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<h2>Walter Hay Sangster</h2>
<h2>1835-1899</h2>
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<p><em>Born:</em> September 17, 1835, London, England.</p>
<p><em>Died:</em> March 2, 1899, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.</p>
<p class="just">Sangster attended the the City of London School, and studied with <a href = "./hymns/hymns_bio/bio_h_o_hopkins_ej.html" >Edward J. Hopkins</a>, under whom he was a chorister at the Temple Church, and with W. Rea. He went on to study in Berlin (1855) and at Oxford (B.Mus. 1870, D.Mus. 1877). He&nbsp; played the organ at Christ Church, Ealing, London, before going to Berlin; the English Ambassador&#8217;s Church in Berlin; the London churches of St. Michael,
Chester Square (until 1861) and All Saints, St. John&#8217;s Wood (1861-1864); the Parish Church of St. James, Weybridge, Surrey (1865-1872); St. Michael&#8217;s Church, Paddington, London (1872-1878) and St. Saviour&#8217;s Church, Eastbourne, Sussex (1880-1889). He composed a Quadruple Chant setting of the <em>Te Deum</em> (1891); anthems, including &#8220;Lo! Star Led Chiefs&#8221; (1888) and &#8220;Blessed Is the Man&#8221;; cantatas such as The Lord
is My Light; part songs; an Overture, Prelude and Fugue for Organ; and other works for organ and for piano.</p>
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