[The great Physician now is near] (Stockton)

Composer: John H. Stockton

Stockton, John Hart, a Methodist minister, was born in 1813, and died in 1877. He was a member of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the successive pastoral charges that he filled as a member of that Conference are found in the Conference Journal. He was not only a preacher, but a musician and composer of tunes, as well as hymn writer. He published two gospel song books: Salvation Melodies, 1874, and Precious Songs, 1875. Hymn Writers of the Church by Charles Nutter, 1911… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [The great Physician now is near] (Stockton)
Composer: John H. Stockton (1869)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain
Incipit: 55312 34555 13121
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Praise Him: Hymn Interludes and Accompaniments for Organ
    Composer/Editor Benjamin Harlan
    Published By: Broadman Press (1987) pp. 24
  • Introductions, Interludes And Improvisations For Organ: Creative Ways To Enhance Congregational Singing
    Composer/Editor Lee Harris
    Published By: Triune Music, Inc. (1986) pp. 7
  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 105
  • The Country Western Piano Hymnal: Over 50 Unique Arrangements in the Country Gospel Style
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1980) pp. 58
  • The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 50

Organ Solo

  • Preludes on Hymns from the Gospel Tradition: Settings for Organ by Raymond H. Haan
    Composer/Editor Raymond H. Haan
    Published By: Broadman Press (1989) pp. 28
  • Crescendos of Praise: Organ Arrangements for Worship
    Composer/Editor Albin C. Whitworth
    Published By: GlorySound (1982) pp. 13
  • Voluntaries on Early American Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Harold M. Best
    Published By: Abingdon Press (1974) pp. 13
  • The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Four: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1967) pp. 34
  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 28 Number 4 April 1965: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors L. N. Porter; Winifred Lamb Winans
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1965) pp. 12
  • 19 Organ Hymn-Tune Transcriptions: Registrations for Both Pipe and Electric Organs
    Composer/Editor George S. Schuler
    Published By: Zondervan Publishing House (1948) pp. 5

Piano Solo

  • The Old-Time Religion: Sacred Piano Solos
    Composer/Editor Rebecca Bonam
    Published By: SoundForth (1999) pp. 21
  • The Church Pianist Volume 5 Number 5 May 1989: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Anna Laura Page
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 3
  • The Church Pianist Volume 6 Number 1 September October 1989: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Rachel Carr
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 3
  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 105
  • Composer/Editor Ron Boud
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1983) pp. 12

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Spirit of the Living God: Organ-Piano Duets
    Composer/Editor Gaye Sikes
    Published By: Broadman Press (1985) pp. 46

Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #188
Text: The Great Physician
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #102
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2029
Text: The Great Physician
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #13868
Text: La Tierna Voz Del Salvador
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #14050
Text: Le Médecin De L'âme
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 37 of 37)

Ambassador Hymnal #415

TextAudioPage Scan

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #188

TextPage Scan

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #578

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #102

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #239

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #173

Page Scan

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #139

Himnos de la Iglesia #213

TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #266

Living Hymns #37

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #160

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #634

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #800

Page Scan

Sacred Selections for the Church #615

Sacred Songs of the Church #32

TextPage Scan

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #254

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #609

Audio

Small Church Music #2026

Songs of Faith and Praise #291

Page Scan

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #114

TextPage Scan

The Book of Praise #359

The Christian Life Hymnal #286

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2029

Text

The Cyber Hymnal #9068

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #13868

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14050

TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14164

TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14531

TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14880

TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #15101

Tsese-Ma'heone-Nemeotȯtse (Cheyenne Spiritual Songs) #72

TextPage Scan

ترانيم الإيمان #220

تسابيح المحبة #347

TextPage Scan

نظم المرامير #118

TextPage Scan

نظم المرامير #278

TextPage Scan

نظم المرامير #303

TextPage Scan

نظم المرامير #403

Include 384 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us