[Like a bird on the deep, far away from its nest]

[Like a bird on the deep, far away from its nest]

Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (1896)
Published in 40 hymnals


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Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick

William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Like a bird on the deep, far away from its nest]
Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (1896)
Meter: 12.9.12.9 with refrain
Incipit: 54351 32121 61665
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #727
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #7200
Text: Welcome for Me
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #727

Audio

Small Church Music #6626

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7200

Include 37 pre-1979 instances
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