Tune: FRANCES (McGranahan)

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FRANCES (McGranahan)

Composer: James McGranahan
Published in 18 hymnals

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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

Title:	FRANCES (McGranahan)
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

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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