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MISSIONARY HYMN (Mason)

Composer: Lowell Mason

Dr. Lowell Mason (the degree was conferred by the University of New York) is justly called the father of American church music; and by his labors were founded the germinating principles of national musical intelligence and knowledge, which afforded a soil upon which all higher musical culture has been founded. To him we owe some of our best ideas in religious church music, elementary musical education, music in the schools, the popularization of classical chorus singing, and the art of teaching music upon the Inductive or Pestalozzian plan. More than that, we owe him no small share of the respect which the profession of music enjoys at the present time as contrasted with the contempt in which it was held a century or more ago. In fact, the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MISSIONARY HYMN (Mason)
Composer: Lowell Mason (1823)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Incipit: 13556 53171 43321
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Final Stanzas Volume 3: Hymn Settings for Organ and Descanting Instrument
    Composer/Editor David Maxwell
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2013) pp. 26
  • Easy Hymn Accompaniments for Organ or Piano: Set II
    Composer/Editor Edward H. Myer
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1995) pp. 50-51
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 32: General: MC - More
    Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Ralph C. Schultz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1985) pp. 36
  • Make a joyful noise: 25 Hymns and Carols for the Church Year for Unison Voices, treble instrument, and organ
    Composer/Editor Max Drischner
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1965) pp. 38
  • Thirty Short Preludes on Well-Known Hymns for Organ
    Composer/Editor Flor Peeters
    Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1960) pp. 18

Organ Solo

  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Seven Tunes M: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Brian Henkelmann
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2015) pp. 64
  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Five Tunes HI: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Paul Grime
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2014) pp. 122
  • Hymn Tune Portraits
    Composer/Editor Ronald A. Nelson
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2003) pp. 14
  • The Ward Organist Music Library 3: Intermediate Organ Preludes
    Composer/Editor Darwin K. Wolford
    Published By: Jackman Music Corporation (2001) pp. 8
  • Six Hymn Improvisations Set 1
    Composer/Editor Kevin J. Hildebrand
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1998) pp. 28
  • All Hail!: Eight Hymn Preludes for Organ
    Composer/Editor John Hanson
    Published By: Harold Flammer Music Publishers Incorporated (1996) pp. 12
  • Ten Hymn Preludes for Organ
    Composer/Editor Wolfgang Lampert
    Published By: The Willis Music Company (1996) pp. 16
  • Praise to the Lord: Ten Easy Hymn Settings for Organ
    Composer/Editor Gordon Young
    Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1994) pp. 8
  • Emergency Organ Book Volume Three: For All Occasions
    Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 78
  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 32: General: MC - More
    Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Ralph C. Schultz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1985) pp. 34
  • The Organist Volume 89 Number 4 September 1985: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
    Composer/Editor James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1985) pp. 3
  • Twenty Hymn Preludes: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Peter Pindar Stearns
    Published By: Coburn Press (1972) pp. 54
  • Hymn Preludes for the Liturgical Year Volume XIV The Kingdom of God Missions: For Organ in 24 Volumes Opus 100
    Composer/Editor Flor Peeters
    Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1969) pp. 23
  • Organ Offertories: Hymn and Gospel Song Transcriptions
    Composer/Editor Winifred Lamb Winans
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1963) pp. 3
  • One Hundred and One Hymns for Every Day: Hymns You'll Love to Sing and Play
    Composer/Editor Chester Nordman
    Published By: Hansen Publications, Inc. (1962) pp. 83
  • Thirty Short Preludes on Well-Known Hymns for Organ
    Composer/Editor Flor Peeters
    Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1960) pp. 18
  • Thirty Short Preludes on Well-Known Hymns for Organ: Opus 95
    Composer/Editor Flor Peeters
    Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (1960) pp. 18
  • The Parish Organist Part Two: One Hundred Twenty Chorale Preludes, Voluntaries, and Postludes by Older Masters and Contemporary Composers
    Composer/Editors Heinrich Fleischer; Theodore G. Stelzer
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1953) pp. 51
  • The Parish Organist Parts I to IV: One Hundred Twenty Chorale Preludes, Voluntaries, and Postludes by Older Masters and Contemporary Composers
    Composer/Editors Heinrich Fleischer; Theodore G. Stelzer
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1953) pp. 103
  • 76 Offertories on Hymns & Chorales
    Composer/Editor Albert Beck
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1945) pp. 76
  • Seven Preludes or Postludes on Lowell Mason Hymns: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Seth Bingham
    Published By: The H. W. Gray Company, Inc. (1945) pp. 9
  • Stults' Hymn Paraphrases No. 1 for Pipe Organ
    Composer/Editor Robert Morrison Stults
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1940) pp. 10
  • Ashford's Hymn Voluntaries No. 1: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries Based on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Emma Louise Ashford
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1901) pp. 38

Piano Solo

  • Creative Keyboard's Complete Church Pianist: Hymn Arrangements for Every Occasion
    Composer/Editor Gail Smith
    Published By: Creative Keyboard Publications (2000) pp. 172
  • Rudy Atwood Piano Arrangements Vol. 5
    Composer/Editor Rudy Atwood
    Published By: Alma Records, Inc. (1968) pp. 9

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #798
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #1229
Text: Disciples of All Nations
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #1629
Text: From Greenland's Icy Mountains
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #1842
Text: A Glorious Day Is Dawning
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #2793
Text: If God Himself Be for Me
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3849
Text: Lord of the Living Harvest
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4271
Text: Missionary Hymn
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5155
Text: O Lord, Thou Hast Ascended
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5642
Text: Praise Waits for Thee in Zion
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #8800
Text: Praise God! From Heaven Praise Him
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #10053
Text: From Our Beloved Nation
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #13515
Text: Ist Gott Für Mich, So Trete
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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349 Lieder #e29

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A Book of Song and Service #53

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A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the use of the Latter-Day Saints #18

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A Hymnal for Joyous Youth #220

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A Treasury of Hymns #192

A. M. E. C. Hymnal #216

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Advent Songs #3a

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Advent Songs #3b

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #432

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #432b

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Alexander's Gospel Songs #134

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Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2 #176

All-American Church Hymnal #208

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Alleluia #137

Ambassador Hymnal #320

Ambassador Hymnal #358

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American Church and Church School Hymnal #334

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American Lutheran Hymnal #100

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Assembly Songs #219

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Association Hymn Book #202

Baptist Hymnal 1956 #442

Baptist Hymnal 1956 #449

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Best Endeavor Hymns #281

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Best Hymns No. 3 #138

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Bible Songs #89

Bible Songs #89

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Bible Songs #73

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Bible Songs #126

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Bible Songs #127

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #338

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Book of Worship #221

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Calvary Hymns #231

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Calvary's Praises #236

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Cân a Mawl #161

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Cántico Nuevo #229

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #226

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Carmina Sacra #222a

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #627

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Carmina Sanctorum #627

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Carmina Sanctorum #628

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Carol Crown #73

Children's Hymnal #71

Children's Hymnal #37

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Chiming Voices #181

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Choice Hymns of the Faith #480

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Choice Songs #110

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Christ in Song #624

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #798

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Christian Gospel Hymns #173

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #90

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Christian Hymns #244

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Christian Hymns #313

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Christian Hymns #143

Christian Hymns #321

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Christian Melodies #185

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Christian Melodies #185

Christian Praise #175

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Christian Praise #403

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Christian Praise #409

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Christian Science Hymnal #153

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #2

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Christian Song #297

Christian Worship (1993) #557

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Christian Worship (1993) #571

Christian Worship #541

Christian Worship #742

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Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #329

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Church Book #297

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Church Hymnal #256

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #509

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #509

Church Hymnal #192

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #241

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #241

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Church Hymns and Tunes #594

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Church Hymns and Tunes #627

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Church Hymns #204

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Church Hymns #323

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Church Service Hymns #356

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College Hymnal #309

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Columbia University Hymnal #187

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Common Praise #618

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Common Praise #690

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #220

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Concordia #197

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Conquest Hymns #230a

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Consecrated Hymns #155

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Coronation Hymns #303

Crown Him King #226

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Crown of Beauty #168

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Crowns of Rejoicing #178

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Culto Cristiano #146

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #255

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Devotion and Praise #232

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Devotional Songs #273

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Diadems #247

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Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #632

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El Himnario #50

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