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SAMANTHRA

Tune Information

Title: SAMANTHRA
Meter: 11.8.11.8.11.8.11.8
Incipit: 51123 21555 43223
Notes: Alto part written by William Walker in his Christian Harmony, 1867. Words in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony are stanza four of Joseph Swain's "O thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight".
Key: a minor or modal
Source: Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, Second Edition, by Ananias Davisson (Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1822)
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Isaiah the Prophet Has Written of Old

Isaiah the prophet has written of old
how God's earthly kingdom shall come.
Instead of the thorn tree the fir tree shall grow;
the wolf shall lie down with the lamb.
The mountains and hills shall break forth into song,
the peoples be led forth in peace;
for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of God
as the waters cover the seas.

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O Thou, in Whose Presence

When Jesus Came Preaching the Kingdom of God

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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2011) pp. 21
  • The Church Year Volume 2: Lent Through Trinity
    Composer/Editor Austin Cole Lovelace
    Published By: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. (2009) pp. 17
  • Organ Music for the Seasons Volume 4
    Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Jodi Justafson; Paul Randall Keith
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2006) pp. 29
  • Organ Music for the Seasons Volume 4: Three-staff Voluntaries for the Church Organ
    Composer/Editor Norma Aamodt-Nelson
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2006) pp. 29
  • Hymn Preludes for the Mennonite Hymnal, 1969: For Organ (Or, Occasionally, Piano)
    Composer/Editor Esther Wiebe
    Published By: Goshen College (1970) pp. 19, 22
  • Hymn Preludes for the Mennonite Hymnal, 1969: For Organ (Or, Occasionally, Piano)
    Composer/Editor Esther Wiebe
    Published By: Goshen College (1970) pp. 22

Piano Solo

  • 9 Early American Hymn Tunes: For Piano
    Composer/Editor James Clemens
    Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1996) pp. 16
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 20 of 20)

A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #545

A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #545

An American Christmas Harp #84

An American Christmas Harp #84
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Christian Worship #102A

Christian Worship #102A
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Glory to God #77

Glory to God #77

Hymnal #559

Hymnal #559
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Moravian Book of Worship #682

Moravian Book of Worship #682

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #262

New Harmonia Sacra (Legacy ed.) #262

New Hymns for Children #4

New Hymns for Children #4
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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #616

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #616
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RitualSong #773

RitualSong #773
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Small Church Music #6323

Small Church Music #6323

The Book of Praise #782

The Book of Praise #782
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The Cyber Hymnal #2445

The Cyber Hymnal #2445
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The Presbyterian Hymnal #337

The Presbyterian Hymnal #337
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Voices Together #600

Voices Together #600
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Voices United #680

Voices United #680
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Wonder, Love, and Praise #723

Wonder, Love, and Praise #723
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Worship (3rd ed.) #614

Worship (3rd ed.) #614
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Worship (4th ed.) #723

Worship (4th ed.) #723
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Worship and Rejoice #532

Worship and Rejoice #532
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