Tune: FRANCES (McGranahan)

Composer: James McGranahan

Born: July 4, 1840, West Fallowfield, Pennsylvania. Died: July 9, 1907, Kinsman, Ohio. Buried: New Kinsman Cemetery, Kinsman, Ohio. Pseudonym: G. M. J. Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Composer:	James McGranahan
Meter:	8.8.6 D
Incipit:	51215 34513 43567
Key:	A♭ Major

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Texts

The Praise of Almighty God

Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice;
'Tis comely that with joyful voice
God's saints His Name should praise.
With harp and hymn of gladness sing,
Your gift of sweetest music bring,
To Him a new song raise.

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The God of Providence and Grace

Let all the earth Jehovah fear,
Let all that dwell both far and near
In awe before Him stand;
for, lo, He spake and it was done,
And all the sovereign power begun
Stood fast at His command.

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Notes

Better known for his gospel songs than his hymn tunes, James McGranahan (PHH 99) wrote FRANCES in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Copyrighted in 1901 by McGranahan, the tune was set to this text in the 1912 Psalter and in every edition of the Psalter Hymnal. FRANCES is a rousing tune with strong ascending figures and a rhythmic drive that produces two very long musical lines. Sing in harmony; use bright organ registration and crisp articulation to support this energetic melody. --Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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Arrangements

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O RIGHTEOUS, IN THE LORD REJOICE (Gray Psalter 449)

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The Cyber Hymnal #307

Text: All Wise, All Good, Almighty Lord

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The Cyber Hymnal #3559

Text: Let All the Earth Jehovah Fear

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The Cyber Hymnal #7808

Text: Ye Righteous, in the Lord Rejoice

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The Cyber Hymnal #8013

Text: The Annunciation

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The Cyber Hymnal #9577

Text: Behold What Splendor, Hear That Shout

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The Cyber Hymnal #9777

Text: Come, Let Us Sing With Joyful Mirth

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The Cyber Hymnal #9806

Text: Stay, Thou Too Happy Sinner, Stay

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The Cyber Hymnal #10900

Text: Jesus, Thy Saving Name I Bless

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The Cyber Hymnal #11461

Text: Jesu, Thy Weak Disciples See

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The Cyber Hymnal #11758

Text: Not Of Terrestial Mortal Themes

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The Cyber Hymnal #11967

Text: Begin, My Soul, Th'Exalted Lay

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #449

Text: O Righteous, in the Lord Rejoice

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Page Scans

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) (1987), p.562

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Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)	Tune name	First Line	Composer	Meter	Incipit	Key
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #449	FRANCES	O righteous, in the Lord rejoice	James McGranahan, 1840-1907	886 D		A♭ Major
Small Church Music #6688	FRANCES	Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice	James McGranahan	8.8.6.D
The Cyber Hymnal #307	FRANCES	All wise, all good, almighty Lord	James McGranahan	88.68.86	51215 34513 43567	A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #3559	FRANCES	Let all the earth Jehovah fear	James McGranahan	88.68.86	51215 34513 43567	A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #7808	FRANCES	Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice	James McGranahan	88.68.86	51215 34513 43567	A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #8013	FRANCES	’Twas night upon Judea’s hills	James McGranahan	77.68.86.		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #9577	FRANCES	Behold what splendor, hear that shout,	James McGranahan	88.68.86.		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #9777	FRANCES	Come, let us sing with joyful mirth	James McGranahan	88.68.86		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #9806	FRANCES	Stay, thou too happy sinner, stay	James McGranahan	88.68.86		E Major
The Cyber Hymnal #10900	FRANCES	Jesus, Thy saving name I bless	James McGranahan	88.68.86		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #11461	FRANCES	Jesu, Thy weak disciples see	James McGranahan	88.68.86		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #11758	FRANCES	Not of terrestrial mortal themes	James McGranahan	88.68.86		A Major
The Cyber Hymnal #11967	FRANCES	Begin, my soul, th’exalted lay	James McGranahan	88.68.86		A Major