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ZION (Hastings)

Composer: Thomas Hastings

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ZION (Hastings)
Composer: Thomas Hastings (1830)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
Incipit: 55531 56511 22171
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Guide Me

Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.

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On the Mountain's Top Appearing

Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded

Zion stands by hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by pow’r divine;
All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine;
Happy Zion, what a favored lot is thine!

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Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • 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. 18
  • Twenty-Four Hymn Introductions Volume II: Opus 56
    Composer/Editor Jan Bender
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1974) pp. 19

Organ Solo

  • Organ Voluntaries Based on Early American Hymn Tunes: For Organ - Hammond Registration Included
    Composer/Editor Herbert Colvin
    Published By: R. D. Row Music Company, Inc. (1964) pp. 58

Piano Solo

  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 25
  • Piano Hymn Classics Book 2: Variations on Sacred Favorites For the Advanced Pianist
    Composer/Editor Rene Frank
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1967) pp. 24

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #513
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #5244
Text: On the Mountain's Top Appearing
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #6252
Text: Souls in Heathen Darkness Lying
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #6279
Text: Speed Thy Servants, Savior
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7127
Text: Watchmen on the Walls of Zion
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7831
Text: Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #9548
Text: Zion, By Her God Forsaken
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #15180
Text: Lá Nos Cumes
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Timeless Truths #851
Text: On the Mountain's Top Appearing
  • On_the_Mountains_Top_Appearing.pdf (PDF)
  • On_the_Mountains_Top_Appearing.xml (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 41 of 41)
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African American Heritage Hymnal #140

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #53

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #563

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #582

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #513

Christmas Favorites #5

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #51

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #340

Gospel Songs of Praise #9

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #177

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Louvores ao Rei #124

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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #227

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #193

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Precious Memories #13

Protestant Madagascar Hymnal, 2001 #609

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #655

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Sacred Selections for the Church #40

Sacred Songs of the Church #158

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #601

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Small Church Music #2013

Songs of Faith and Praise #390

Songs of Love and Devotion #51

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #305

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #649

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #681

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The Cyber Hymnal #5244

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The Cyber Hymnal #6252

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The Cyber Hymnal #6279

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The Cyber Hymnal #7127

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The Cyber Hymnal #7831

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The Cyber Hymnal #9548

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The Cyber Hymnal #15180

The History of Hymn Singing as told through One hundred & One famous hymns #95

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The New Century Hymnal #19

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The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #232

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Timeless Truths #651

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Timeless Truths #851

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Total Praise #132

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #350

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #87B

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Yes, Lord! #31

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