MASON'S CHANT

MASON'S CHANT

Composer: William B. Bradbury
Published in 9 hymnals


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Composer: William B. Bradbury

William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then rel… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MASON'S CHANT
Composer: William B. Bradbury
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 55555 55556 66151
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

O for a Thousand Tongues

O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!

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Heroic Faith

O God, be merciful to me,
For men no mercy show;
With constant warfare pressing me
They seek my overthrow.

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O God, Our Help in Ages Past

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The Cyber Hymnal #4834
Text: O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)
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The Cyber Hymnal #4834

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