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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Recorded at King’s College Chapel, also Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10 "Jesus bleibet meine Freude", In Paradisum (Requiem) and O Come, All Ye Faithful
Released on Classics for Pleasure, also Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante (Дмитрий Алексеев), Panis Angelicus (Hallé Choir) and Spiegel Im Spiegel for Violin and Piano (Tasmin Little)
Part of Once in Royal David's City, also The Truth from Above, The Shepherd's Cradle Song and How Far Is it to Bethlehem?
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
184 other songs on fono were recorded at King’s College Chapel, by Stephen Cleobury and Sir David Willcocks and others
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 79 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Aurelius Prudentius and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Ian Hare
- Part of
- Once in Royal David's City
- Recorded at
- King’s College Chapel
- Released on
- Classics for Pleasure
- Written by
- Aurelius Prudentius and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Ian Hare
- Part of
- Once in Royal David's City
- Recorded at
- King’s College Chapel
- Released on
- Classics for Pleasure
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Aurelius Prudentius
Same studio: King’s College Chapel
Same label: Classics for Pleasure
Same release: Once in Royal David's City
Same writer: [traditional]
Same studio: King’s College Chapel
Same label: Classics for Pleasure
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1MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was performed by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was performed by Ian Hare
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was performed by Ian Hare
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was written by Aurelius Prudentius
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was written by Aurelius Prudentius
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was written by [traditional]
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was written by [traditional]
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5MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten is part of the release Once in Royal David's City
Of the Father's Heart Begotten is part of the release Once in Royal David's City
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was recorded at King’s College Chapel
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was recorded at King’s College Chapel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Classics for Pleasure is the label of the song Of the Father's Heart Begotten
Classics for Pleasure is the label of the song Of the Father's Heart Begotten
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8MusicBrainz Of the Father's Heart Begotten was released on 2004-11-01
Of the Father's Heart Begotten was released on 2004-11-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026