Thomas Sternhold

Introduction
Thomas Sternhold (1500–1549) was a Groom of the Robes to Henry VIII, and the author of a number of metrical psalms: along with the work of John Hopkins, these became the basis of The Whole Booke of Psalmes, published in 1562 by John Day. While the collection did include the works of other authors, it became known under the names of the principal two, as 'Sternhold and Hopkins', or as the 'Old Version' (to distinguish it from the 'New Version' of Tate and Brady).

Texts

 * Scottish Psalter 1564 Psalm 1
 * Scottish Psalter 1564 Psalm 2
 * Scottish Psalter 1564 Psalm 6

see also Category:Thomas Sternhold