SONS OF SORROW

SONS OF SORROW

Arranger: Wm. Houser (1848)
Published in 3 hymnals


Arranger: Wm. Houser

The Reverend Dr. William Clarke Hauser was a minister, medical doctor, teacher, composer, and music publisher. He was born December 23, 1812 in Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA, and died September 15, 1880 in Wadley, Jefferson County, Georgia. He was the son of Martin Hauser and Leah Billiter. William Hauser united with the Methodist Church in 1827 and was licensed to preach in 1834 and was a circuit riding preacher for two years. On March 23, 1837, he married Eliza M. Renshaw (1813-1880), and they had three children: Carolina Elizabeth Hauser Parker (1838-1926), William Clarke Hauser (1844-1919), and Victor McLandhton Hauser (1847-1919). William Hauser raised his family in New Orleans, LA and Victor Hauser did the same in O… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SONS OF SORROW
Arranger: Wm. Houser (1848)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 54521 71123 45654
Key: e minor or modal
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Organ Book of American Folk Hymns
    Composer/Editor Dale Wood
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1970) pp. 32
  • Six Preludes on Old Southern Hymns Set 2
    Composer/Editor Gardner Read
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (1963) pp. 12

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

The Sacred Harp #332

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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