WESTMINSTER (Holbrook)

WESTMINSTER (Holbrook)

Composer: J. P. Holbrook
Published in 6 hymnals


Composer: J. P. Holbrook

Joseph P. Holbrook was a tune writer in the parlor music style, and used the popular melodies of Mason and Hastings, Bradbury and Root, Greatorex and Kingsley in his collections. He furnished settings for the choir hymns in Songs for the Sanctuary in his Quartet and chorus Choir (New York, 1871, and sought more recogniation than had been given him in a hymnal of his own, Worship in Song (New York, 1880); a book that found no welcome. from The English hymn: its development and use in worship By Louis FitzGerald Benson Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WESTMINSTER (Holbrook)
Composer: J. P. Holbrook
Meter: 8s & 7s.
Incipit: 12316 44334 32123
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Onward, Christian! though the region

Onward, Christian! though the region
Where thou art be drear and lone;
God has set a guardian legion
Very near thee; press thou on!

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Vainly Through the Night

Hear Our Prayer, O Heavenly Father

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #47

Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #47
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Carmina Sanctorum #47

Carmina Sanctorum #47
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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #941

Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #941
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Songs for the Sanctuary #671

Songs for the Sanctuary #671
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Songs of Praise with Tunes #42

Songs of Praise with Tunes #42
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The New Laudes Domini #885

The New Laudes Domini #885
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