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BE THOU OUR GUIDE (Holsinger)

BE THOU OUR GUIDE (Holsinger)

Composer: George B. Holsinger
Published in 5 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: George B. Holsinger

Used pseudonym H. B. Groengils *************** Born: May 10, 1857, St. Clair Town­ship, Bed­ford Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: No­vem­ber 22, 1908, As­tor­ia, Il­li­nois. Holsinger was mu­sic di­rect­or of Bridge­wa­ter Coll­ege, Vir­ginia (1882-98), and mu­sic ed­it­or for the Church of the Breth­ren (1898-1908). His works in­clude: Song Prais­es (Elgin, Il­li­nois: Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1906) Psalms and Hymns (as­so­ci­ate ed­it­or) Lyrics-- I Lift My Heart To­day in Praise Little Ones Like Me Not Far from the King­dom of Hea­ven Our Coun­try’s Needs Are Plead­ing Music-- BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND I’LL COUNT MY BLESSINGS © The Cyber… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: BE THOU OUR GUIDE (Holsinger)
Composer: George B. Holsinger
Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain
Incipit: 51316 51324 33343
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Two Preludes on Brethren Hymns
    Composer/Editor Robert C. Lau
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (2001) pp. 8
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #13993
Text: Morning Hymn
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Hymnal #649

Hymnal #649
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #13993

The Cyber Hymnal #13993
Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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