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LIBERTY (Jenks)

LIBERTY (Jenks)

Composer: Stephen Jenks
Published in 7 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Stephen Jenks

Born: March 17, 1772, Glocester, Rhode Island. Died: June 3, 1856, Thompson, Ohio. Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Thompson, Ohio. During his life, Jenks moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut; Pound Ridge, New York; and Providence, Rhode Island; finally settling in Thompson, Ohio, in 1829. After moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments. His works include: The New-England Harmonist (Danbury, Connecticut, 1799) The Musical Harmonist (New Haven, Connecticut, 1800. The American Compiler, with Elijah Griswold (Northampton, Massachusetts, 1803) The Delights of Harmony (New Haven, Connecticut, 1804) The Delights of Harmony; or, Norfolk Compiler (Dedha… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: LIBERTY (Jenks)
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 55516 53312 25172
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

No more beneath th' oppressive hand


No more beneath the oppressive hand
Of tyranny we mourn,
Behold the smiling, happy land,
That freedom calls her own.
That freedom calls her own.

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To Him from whom our blessings flow

God of our fathers, whose right hand

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

The Sacred Harp #137

The Sacred Harp #137
Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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