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[When David danced before the Lord]

[When David danced before the Lord]

Composer: Thoro Harris (1919)
Published in 9 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [When David danced before the Lord]
Composer: Thoro Harris (1919)
Incipit: 53335 55513 34455
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #965
Text: Coming Up the Road
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #232

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #232
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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) #33

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship (African American Edition) #33
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The Cyber Hymnal #965

The Cyber Hymnal #965
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