William Henry Harris

About the artist

Sir William Henry Harris (28 March 1883 - 6 September 1973) was an English organist and composer, affectionately nicknamed 'Doc H' by his choristers. Harris was born in Fulham, London and died in Petersfield. He was a chorister of Holy Trinity, Tulse Hill. At the age of 14, he took up a "flexible" position as Assistant Organist at St David's Cathedral in Wales, followed at 16 by a scholarship to the Royal College of Music where he was Professor of Organ and Harmony from 1921 to 1955.

Top songs

  1. Faire is the heaven
  2. O hearken Thou, "Psalm 5"
  3. Holy is the true light
  4. Bring us, O Lord God
  5. Prelude in E-Flat Major
  6. Let my prayer come up
  7. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris for organ): Enigma Variations, Op. 36: No. 9. Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris)
  8. Bring Us, O Lord
  9. Prelude in E flat major
  10. Strengthen ye the weak hands
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  1. Lead, Kindly Light
  2. Bring Us O Lord
  3. Evening hymn, "O joyful light"
  4. Most Glorious Lord of Life
  5. Psalm 24 "The Earth Is the Lord's, and All That Therein Is"
  6. O what their joy and their glory must be
  7. Holy is the true light: Holy Is the True Light
  8. King of Glory
  9. Love of love and light of light
  10. Communion Service - Gradual: "Let my prayer come up into thy presence" (Live)
  11. Behold the Tabernacle of God
  12. Faire is the heav'n
  13. Psalm 86 "Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord, and Hear Me"
  14. From a heart made whole
  15. Alberta "Lead, Kindly Light"
  16. The shepherd-men
  17. Reverie for Organ
  18. Come Down O Love Divine ("North Petherton")
  19. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris for organ)
  20. I said to the man
  21. Flourish for an Occasion
  22. Evening Hymn, "The night is come"
  23. Praise the Lord, O my soul, "Psalm 103"
  24. Psalm 27 "The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation"
  25. Bring Us, O Lord God (Live)
  26. Ave Verum: Bring Us, O Lord God
  27. Come Down O Love Divine
  28. Love Of Love, Light Of Light
  29. Praise the Lord, O My Soul
  30. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris for organ):
  31. Magnificat in A Major
  32. Bring Us, O Lord God (Live): Bring us, O Lord God
  33. Bring Us, O Lord God - Motet
  34. Sing a Song of Joy
  35. Evening Hymn
  36. The Beatitudes
  37. King of Glory, King of Peace
  38. The Windsor Dances
  39. Eternal God!
  40. O Joyful Light Of The Heavenly Glory
  41. 4 Short Pieces: Prelude in E flat major
  42. Eternal Ruler
  43. Fantasy on Easter Hymn
  44. Te Deum
  45. Organ Sonata in A Minor: II. Adagio espressivo
  46. Fantasy On The Tune "Babylon's Streams"
  47. Psalm 122 "I Was Glad When They Said unto Me"
  48. The Holy Eucharist
  49. Psalm 122
  50. Organ Sonata in A Minor: III. Maestoso
  51. Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Campion
  52. Bring us O Lord God
  53. Faire Is the Heaven: Faire Is the heav'n
  54. Holy is the true light (unaccompanied)
  55. Faire Is The Heaven - Anthem
  56. Fantasia on an English Folk Tune "Monk's Gate"
  57. Regnator Orbis: O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be
  58. Love of love, light of light: Love of love and light of light
  59. Almighty and Most Merciful Father
  60. Four Short Pieces - No. 1: Prelude In E♭ Major
  61. Harris: Bring Us, O Lord God
  62. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris): Enigma Variations, Op. 36: No. 9. Nimrod (arr. W.H. Harris)
  63. Harris: Faire is the heaven - Faire is the heaven
  64. Reverie
  65. Sonata in A minor: III. Maestoso
  66. Prelude In E Flat
  67. Prelude for Organ in E-Flat Major
  68. Canticles in D for equal voices (Magnificat)
  69. Canticles in D for equal voices (Nunc dimittis)
  70. Pastoral
  71. The Shepherd Men
  72. Sonata 9 - Alemanda
  73. Harris: Faire is the heaven
  74. Psalm 86
  75. Prelude in E flat major (1930) (Colin Walsh)
  76. Organ Sonata in A Minor: I. Moderato con moto
  77. Fantasy Prelude
  78. O joyful light (Evening Hymn)
  79. Fantasy On The Tune ’Babylon’s Streams’
  80. A Fancy
  81. Faire is the heaven - RIAS Kammerchor o.l.v. Justin Doyle
  82. Bring us, O Lord God: Bring Us, O Lord
  83. Flourish for an occasion for organ
  84. Nunc dimittis in A Major
  85. Jingle Bells (a)
  86. Bring Us, O Lord God · Bring us, o Lord God
  87. Come Down, O Love Divine
  88. Jingle Bells
  89. Strenghten Ye the Weak Hands
  90. Faire is the heaven - Cambridge Singers olv John Rutter

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