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[Though the angry surges roll] (Towner)

[Though the angry surges roll] (Towner)

Composer: D. B. Towner (1902)
Published in 103 hymnals


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

Composer: D. B. Towner

Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Though the angry surges roll] (Towner)
Composer: D. B. Towner (1902)
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
Incipit: 55153 45556 66655
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • For Today and Always: 32 Songs of the Faith arranged for Piano
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1994) pp. 46
  • Sacred Classics Book Two: In Hymn Interpretations for the Piano
    Composer/Editor Henrietta Eleanor Fruen
    Published By: Biola Book Room (1941) pp. 27
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #899
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #4392
Text: My Anchor Holds
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Timeless Truths #600
Text: My Anchor Holds
  • My_Anchor_Holds.pdf (PDF)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 15 of 15)
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50 Favorites #31

50 Favorites #31

Adoru #523

Adoru #523
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Bible Truth Hymns #383

Bible Truth Hymns #383
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #899

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #899
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Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #140

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #140
TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #442

Hymns of Faith #442
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Rejoice Hymns #178

Rejoice Hymns #178

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #495

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #495
Audio

Small Church Music #2309

Small Church Music #2309

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #134

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #134
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Tabernacle Hymns #58

Tabernacle Hymns #58
TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #765

The Cyber Hymnal #765
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4392

The Cyber Hymnal #4392
TextAudio

Timeless Truths #600

Timeless Truths #600
TextPage Scan

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #617

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #617
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