Tune: HINGHAM (Holyoke)

Composer: Samuel Holyoke

Samuel Holyoke, American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music, was the son of Rev. Elizur Holyoke and Hannah Peabody. He was born on 15 October 1762 in Boxford, Massachusetts, in Essex County, and died on 7 February 1820, Concord, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. He was a Congregationalist and a Mason, and never married. After preparatory training at at Phillips Academy, Andover Holyoke matriculated at Harvard College in 1786. The source of his musical training is unknown, but he was composed music before he graduated from Harvard in 1789. In 1789-1790, he contributed four secular compositions to Isaiah Thomas’s Massachusetts Magazine. A prolific composer, he composed some 700 pieces, including psalm tunes and anthem… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	HINGHAM (Holyoke)
Composer:	Samuel Holyoke
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Incipit:	11214 33223 45654
Key:	F Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

A Psalm for the Lord's Day

Sweet is the day of sacred rest

Life, the Day of Grace

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Organ Solo

The Organist's Library Volume 34
Composer/Editor Robert J. Hughes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 62
The Organ Portfolio Volume 66 Number 1 September October 2002: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Robert J. Hughes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2002) pp. 62
In Quiet Remembrance: Organ Music for Funerals
Composer/Editors Geoffrey R. Lorenz; Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1979) pp. 17
Hymns in Classic Style
Composer/Editor Donald P. Hustad
Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1978) pp. 15
The Organ Portfolio Volume 41 Number 6 August 1978: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Lani Smith; Robert J. Hughes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1978) pp. 35
Gospel Hymn Devotions - Number Two: Fourteen Transcriptions for Organ - Standard or Spinet Keyboards
Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1971) pp. 22
The Organist Volume 73 Number 6 January 1970: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1970) pp. 3
The Organist's Collection of: Favorite Gospel Songs Number 2
Composer/Editor Robert J. Hughes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1970) pp. 6
The Amateur Organist Number 53: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor Lani Smith
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1969) pp. 3
The Chapel Organist Volume One: Easy Arrangements for the Amateur Organist
Composer/Editor Norman Johnson
Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1965) pp. 27

Piano Solo

My Faith Looks Up: Hymns That Lift the Spirit
Composer/Editor Jolene Boyd
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2012) pp. 23
Piano Preludes & Postludes: 10 Elegant Settings of Timeless Hymns
Composer/Editor Tom Fettke
Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2004) pp. 1
To Trust in Jesus: Piano Arrangements by Don Phillips
Composer/Editor Don Phillips
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2000) pp. 18
For Today and Always: 32 Songs of the Faith arranged for Piano
Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
Published By: Benson Music Group, Inc. (1994) pp. 2
The Church Pianist Volume 5 Number 5 May 1989: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 10
Praise Him!: A Collection for the Piano
Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 18
The Church Pianist Volume 3 Number 1 September 1986: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Edward Broughton
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 25
Piano Preludes & Postludes
Composer/Editors Geoffrey R. Lorenz; Don Wyrtzen
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1984) pp. 1
Quiet Time Piano Volume One The Hymns: Simply Beautiful Arrangements for Private Moments of Inspiration & Relaxation
Composer/Editor Dick Bolks
Published By: Jolica Music (1984) pp. 28
All-Time Gospel Favorites for Piano
Composer/Editor Geoffrey R. Lorenz
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1972) pp. 12
Songs of the Spirit: Easy Hymn Arrangements for Piano
Composer/Editor Don Wyrtzen
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1969) pp. 18
The Crusade Pianist Book 2
Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1963) pp. 11
George Beverly Shea's Album of Sacred Songs: For Voice and Piano with Guitar Chords and Ukulele Diagrams
Composer/Editor George Beverly Shea
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1955) pp. 20

Piano and Organ Duet

Psalms and Hymns: Piano and Organ Duets by Ron Boud
Composer/Editor Ron Boud
Published By: Church Street Music (1999) pp. 26
Gospel Hymn Duets for Organ and Piano : Volume Four
Composer/Editor Robert J. Hughes
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1982) pp. 22
Norman Clayton's Piano Organ Duets
Composer/Editor Norman J. Clayton
Published By: The Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company (1970) pp. 17

Voices: Vocal Solo

George Beverly Shea's Album of Sacred Songs: Favorites of America's Beloved Gospel Singer
Composer/Editor George Beverly Shea
Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1955) pp. 20

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