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[O my Savior, hear me]

[O my Savior, hear me]

Composer: Hubert P. Main
Published in 11 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: Hubert P. Main

Hubert Platt Main DD USA 1839-1925. Born at Ridgefield, CT, he attended singing school as a teenager. In 1854 he went to New York City and worked as an errand boy in a wallpaper house. The next year he became an errand boy in the Bristow & Morse Piano Company. He was an organist, choir leader, and compiled books of music. He also helped his father edit the “Lute Songbook” by Isaac Woodbury. In 1866 he married Olphelia Louise Degraff, and they had two sons: Lucius, and Hubert. In 1867 he filled a position at William B Bradbury’s publishing house. After Bradbury’s death in 1868 the Bigelow & Main Publishers were formed as its successor. He also worked with his father until his father’s death in 1873. Contributors to their… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [O my Savior, hear me]
Composer: Hubert P. Main
Incipit: 32433 21111 23324
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5195
Text: O My Savior, Hear Me
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Small Church Music #6666
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Gems of Song #181

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Glorious Praise #77

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Hymns and Songs #289

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Sacred Songs & Solos #202

Sacred Songs and Solos #202

Audio

Small Church Music #6666

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5195

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The Epworth Hymnal #197

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #453

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The New Canadian Hymnal #365

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The New Canadian Hymnal #365

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