Gladly Meeting

Author: Thomas Hastings

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the… Go to person page >

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First Line: Gladly meeting, kindly greeting
Title: Gladly Meeting
Author: Thomas Hastings
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #271

Children's Primary Hymn Book. 1st ed. #d24

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Deseret Sunday School Songs #93

Hymns and Songs #d24

Oriola #d60

Oriola #d61

Sabbath School Choir #d21

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Sabbath School Songs #17

Selected Songs #d23

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Sunny-Side Songs for Sunday Schools #125

The Canadian Warbler #d40

The Children Sing #d31

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The Singing Book for Boys' and Girls' Meetings #56

The Songs of Zion, a Collection of Choice Songs #d53

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The Songs of Zion #93

Y.M.M.I.A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book #d12

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Young Singer's Friend #21

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Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #175

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