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[Do you hear them coming, brother?] (Hudson)

[Do you hear them coming, brother?] (Hudson)

Composer: R. E. Hudson (1892)
Published in 25 hymnals


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Composer: R. E. Hudson

Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Do you hear them coming, brother?] (Hudson)
Composer: R. E. Hudson (1892)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.11.7.11.7
Incipit: 55671 21567 12165
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Gospel Organist Volume Five: Gospel-Song Arrangements Suitable for Preludes, Offertories, Specials
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1974) pp. 53

Piano and Organ Duet

  • A Mighty Fortress and Other Duets for Piano and Organ: Organ and Piano Hymn Tune Duets
    Composer/Editors John Innes; Bill Fasig
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1975) pp. 41

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1835
Text: A Glorious Church
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Celebremos Su Gloria #448

Rejoice Hymns #576

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #676

Audio

Small Church Music #2358

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1835

Worship His Majesty #350

Include 19 pre-1979 instances
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