A hymn tune composed in 1882 by Samuel A. Ward, the organist and choir director at Grace Church, Newark, was generally considered the best music as early as 1910 and is still the popular tune today.
ɐ hˈɪm tˈuːn kəmpˈoʊzd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː baɪ sˈæmjuːl ˈeɪ. wˈɔːɹd, ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌɪst ænd kwˈaɪɚ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt ɡɹˈeɪs tʃˈɜːtʃ, nˈuːɚk, wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli kənsˈɪdɚd ðə bˈɛst mjˈuːzɪk æz ˈɜːli æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ænd ɪz stˈɪl ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ tˈuːn tədˈeɪ.