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ABRIDGE (Smith)

Composer: Isaac Smith

Isaac Smith; published "A Collection of Psalm Tunes" about 1770 Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ABRIDGE (Smith)
Composer: Isaac Smith (c. 1770)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 15117 65433 23655
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keyes: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 5
  • Hymn Tunes in Lower Keys: The Book to Grab When the Congregation Complains that the Hymns are Too High!
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2011) pp. 5
  • 200 Last Verses: Completely Revised to Complement the Keys in Major Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 3
  • The Organist's Great Big Lent & Easter Book: A Feast of Music for the Greatest Season of the Year
    Composer/Editor Andrew Fletcher
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 124
  • The Really Big Descant Book - Full Music Edition: 250 Settings to Raise the Roof by the World's Finest Church Music Composers
    Composer/Editor Christopher Tambling
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 3
  • Restrained Last Verses: Varied Accompaniments for Popular Hymns
    Composer/Editor Andrew Fletcher
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2003) pp. 3
  • Last Verse Extravaganza for Organ: 200 Fabulous Arrangements
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 3
  • The Ultimate Finishing Touch: Last-verse Arrangements of Well-loved Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 10
  • More Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1997) pp. 2
  • Finishing Touch: One Hundred Last Verse Arrangements of Well-Known Hymn Tunes - New and Enlarged Edition
    Composer/Editor Harrison Oxley
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 4
  • After the Last Verse: 200 Hymn Improvisations
    Composer/Editor Malcolm Archer
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 3
  • The Descant Hymn-Tune Book Book II: A Collection of Well-Known Tunes
    Composer/Editor Geoffrey Shaw
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1995) pp. 1
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 2
  • 44 Hymn Tunes Freely Harmonized: For Unison Singing
    Composer/Editor Eric Harding Thiman
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 2
  • The Faber Books of Descants: Harmony Edition
    Composer/Editor Leslie Russell
    Published By: Faber Music Limited (1969) pp. 2
  • Varied Hymn Accompaniments: Oxford Music for Organ
    Composer/Editor Henry Coleman
    Published By: Oxford University Press (1953) pp. 8-9
  • Hymn Tunes with Varied Harmonies Book 4: For Pianoforte or Organ
    Composer/Editor Joseph E. Newell
    Published By: Edwin Ashdown, Limited (London) (1920) pp. 3

Organ Solo

  • Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists Volume 3 Lent and Passiontide: 35 Original Pieces on Hymns for Lent and Passiontide
    Composer/Editors Rebecca Groom Te Velde; David Blackwell; Ashley Grote
    Published By: Oxford University Press (2015) pp. 8
  • The Oxford Book of Lent and Easter Organ Music: Including Music for Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost
    Composer/Editors Robert Gower; Craig Sellar Lang
    Published By: Oxford University Press (2013) pp. 18
  • 150 Hymn Preludes Book 1 Hymn Tune A - K: Short and Playable Pieces in Keys to Match All Popular Hymn Books
    Composer/Editor Philip Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2010) pp. 10
  • The Organist's Companion Volume 32 Number 2 January 2010 General, Lent, Holy Week, Funerals: A Bi-monthly Journal of Quality Organ Music for the Practical Church Musician
    Composer/Editors Wayne Leupold; Thomas Adams
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2010) pp. 20
  • The Organist's Great Big Lent & Easter Book: A Feast of Music for the Greatest Season of the Year
    Composer/Editors Rosalie Bonighton; Andrew Fletcher
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2009) pp. 120
  • Hymn Preludes for the Church Year Book 2: Ordinary Time
    Composer/Editor Philip Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2001) pp. 8
  • The Organist's Companion from Lent to Easter: Over 50 Seasonal Pieces for Organ
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (2000) pp. 22
  • Organ Miniatures: 200 Short Improvisations on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor June Nixon
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1999) pp. 3
  • Hymn Preludes for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
    Composer/Editors Rosalind Dean; Tamzin Howard; Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1995) pp. 62
  • Music for Organ: Chorale and Hymn Preludes Set 2
    Composer/Editor Philip Moore
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1993) pp. 14
  • 5 Preludes Based on English Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Gwilym Beechey
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1987) pp. 5
  • 113 Variations on Hymn Tunes for Organ
    Composer/Editor George Thalben-Ball
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1969) pp. 2
  • Twenty Hymn-Tune Preludes (Second Set): For Manuals Only, with Optional Pedal
    Composer/Editor Craig Sellar Lang
    Published By: Oxford University Press (1966) pp. 13
  • Twelve Studies on Old English Hymn-Tunes - Book I First Set: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Clement Charlton Palmer
    Published By: W. Paxton & Co. Ltd. (1920) pp. 14

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1381
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #38
Text: Afflictions Do Not Come Alone
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #671
Text: Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #2098
Text: Hail, God the Son, in Glory Crowned
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3023
Text: In Vain the Powers of Darkness Try
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3172
Text: I Waited for the Lord My God
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4238
Text: My God, My Father, Blissful Name!
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5586
Text: A Perfect Path of Purest Grace
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #9146
Text: Who Dares Attempt Th'Eternal Name?
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12552
Text: When Bending O'er The Brink Of Life
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #12735
Text: Let Thousands, Lord, Be Sent Abroad
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 60 of 60)
Text

Ancient and Modern #116

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #65

Christadelphian Hymn Book #25

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1381

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #44

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #190

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Common Praise #385

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #69

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Complete Mission Praise #495

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CPWI Hymnal #406

Favourite Hymns of the Church #119

Favourite Hymns of the Church #160

Favourite Hymns of the Church #429

Hymns and Psalms #46a

Hymns and Psalms #536b

Hymns and Psalms #602

Text

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #363a

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #374a

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #44

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #190

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Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #811

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Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #812

Redemption Hymnal #72

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Rejoice in the Lord #100

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #202

Singing the Faith #436a

Singing the Faith #507

Audio

Small Church Music #393

Audio

Small Church Music #617

Audio

Small Church Music #926

The Believers Hymn Book #195a

The Believers Hymn Book #332

The Believers Hymn Book #369a

The Believers Hymn Book #370

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The Book of Praise #189

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The Book of Praise #454

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The Cyber Hymnal #38

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The Cyber Hymnal #671

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The Cyber Hymnal #2098

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The Cyber Hymnal #3023

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The Cyber Hymnal #3172

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The Cyber Hymnal #4238

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The Cyber Hymnal #5586

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The Cyber Hymnal #9146

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The Cyber Hymnal #12552

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The Cyber Hymnal #12735

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P105b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P146a

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P65a

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R22b

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #R41

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #521b

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The New English Hymnal #64

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Together in Song #35

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Together in Song #115

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Voices United #398

生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #75

Include 124 pre-1979 instances
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