Born: Cir­ca 1500, Haw­ley House, Blake­ney, Glou­ces­ter­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Au­gust 23, 1549.

Buried: Hurs­ley, Hamp­shire, Eng­land.

Sternhold, Groom of the Robes to Hen­ry VIII and his son, is best known for pub­lish­ing (with John Hop­kins) the first met­ri­cal ver­sion of the Psalms, fre­quent­ly known as the Old Ver­sion.

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Hymns

  1. I Lift My Heart to Thee
  2. Lord Descended from Above, The
  3. O God, My God, Wherefore Dost Thou
  4. O God, My Strength and Fortitude
  5. Why Did the Gentiles Tumults Raise?

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