Communion

( The King of heav'n his table spreads ; Pardon and peace to dying men ; Ye hungry poor that long have strayed ; Millions of souls in glory now ; Yet is his house and heart so large ; All things are ready; come away )

Robison (17..-18..) [ USA ]

Text by Doddridge, Philip (1702-1751) [Great Britain]
Edition
Published by Broude Brothers Ltd. [USA] , 1975 ; in Four folk-hymns from Wyeth's Repository (9 p.)
Ref. : pl. no. WW8  (2 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution: Bennett, Lawrence
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 19th century
Genre-Style-Form: Popular ; Sacred ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece: gracious
Type of Choir: SB OR TB  (2 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): A
Tonality: E major
Duration: 2.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Communion
Number of verses: 6
Origin: USA
Musicological Sources: From John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, part second (Harrisburg, 1813) ; This edition extracted from The Western Wind American Tune-book, edited by Lawrence Bennett.
 

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