Tune: GUIDANCE (Brackett)

Composer: Lyman Brackett

Brackett was born on September 30, 1852 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He worked for a while for the Oliver Ditson Company, and later taught in Chickering Hall in Boston. He was the music editor of the first Christian Science Hymnal in 1892, contributing 99 tunes. He died on May 8, 1937 in Roslindale, Massachusetts. Sources: Hogdson, Hughes, p. 321 © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	GUIDANCE (Brackett)
Composer:	Lyman Brackett
Meter:	7.5.7.5 D
Incipit:	12365 32
Key:	D♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Shepherd, Show Me How to Go

Shepherd, show me how to go
O&#;er the hillside steep,
How to gather, how to sow,
How to feed Thy sheep.
I will listen for Thy voice,
Lest my footsteps stray;
I will follow and rejoice
All the rugged way.

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

83 Musical Gifts Part 1: Variations on Hymn Tunes -- Aberystwyth to Hankey
Composer/Editors Adrienne Tindall; Austin Cole Lovelace
Published By: Darcey Press (2003) pp. 157

Organ Solo

The Organist's Library Volume 56
Composer/Editor Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 16
Hymn Tunes A to Z: 38 Organ Settings for Worship or Recital
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Lyman Brackett
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 52
The Organ Portfolio Volume 77 Number 1 September October 2013: The Service Music Anthology for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 16
The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 48 Number 1 September October 2013: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Douglas E. Wagner; Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2013) pp. 16
83 Musical Gifts Part 1: Variations on Hymn Tunes -- Aberystwyth to Hankey
Composer/Editors Adrienne Tindall; Austin Cole Lovelace
Published By: Darcey Press (2003) pp. 157-161
A Treasury of Hymn Settings
Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Gordon Young
Published By: The Sacred Music Press (2003) pp. 18
The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 38 Number 1 September October 2003: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Mark Barnard; Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 26
The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 38 Number 1 September October 2003: The Organist's Companion for the Church Year
Composer/Editors Mark Barnard; Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 26
36 Hymn Preludes: For Two Manuals and Pedal
Composer/Editors Adrienne Tindall; Peter J. Hodson
Published By: Darcey Press (1996) pp. 20
The Alice Jordan Collection Volume I: Hymn Tunes for Organ
Composer/Editor Alice Jordan
Published By: McAfee Music Corporation (1990) pp. 26
Twenty Hymn Preludes: For Organ
Composer/Editor Peter Pindar Stearns
Published By: Coburn Press (1972) pp. 16
14 Pieces for Organ
Composer/Editor Gordon Young
Published By: The Sacred Music Press (1969) pp. 6
The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 4 Number 1 September 1969: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Gordon Young
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1969) pp. 22
Three Chorale Preludes: For Organ
Composer/Editor Florence DuPage
Published By: Tarto Music Publications Inc. (1963) pp. 9
Practical Service Music for Organ
Composer/Editor Kenneth W. Jewell
Published By: R. D. Row Music Company, Inc. (1959) pp. 7