How beauteous on the mountains

How beauteous on the mountains

Author: Benjamin Gough
Tune: GREENLAND (Haydn)
Published in 43 hymnals

Author: Benjamin Gough

Born: 1805, South­bo­rough, Ton­bridge, Kent, Eng­land. Died: No­vem­ber 28, 1877, Wo­burn, Bed­ford­shire, Eng­land. Buried: Wo­burn Sands, Bed­ford­shire, Eng­land. A bus­i­ness­man and Meth­od­ist lay preach­er, Gough lived in Lon­don for some years. His works in­clude: Lyra Sab­ba­ti­ca (Lon­don: 1865) Kentish Lyr­ics (Lon­don: 1867) Hymns of Pray­er and Praise (Lon­don: 1875) Songs from the Wood­lands, and Other Po­ems (Lon­don: 1872) Protestant Hymns and Songs for the Mill­ion (Lon­don: 1878) Christmas Car­ols and New Year’s Songs (Lon­don, un­dat­ed) ---hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: How beauteous on the mountains
Author: Benjamin Gough

Tune

GREENLAND (Haydn)

GREENLAND, an example of the popular nineteenth-century practice of creating hymn tunes from the works of classical composers, is thought to be originally from one of J. Michael Haydn's (PHH 67) "Deutschen Kirchen Messen." The tune acquired its title from its occasional association with the text "Fr…

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Instances

Instances (43)TextImageAudioScore
A Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for the Church and the Choir #891Image
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d336
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #631Image
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #631Image
Christian Science Hymnal #120
Christian Science Hymnal #151Image
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #151aImage
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #151Image
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #151cImage
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #151bImage
Garnered Sheaves #d73
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1134Image
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship: with tunes #928Image
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship #538Image
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship, Approved and Recommended ... by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 2nd ed. #d195
In Excelsis: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #685Image
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #1062Image
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in the prayer-meeting #524Image
Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient & modern (Abr. ed.) #555Image
Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #458Image
Missionary Hymns #23Image
Missionary Songs for the use of Missionary Societies, Missionary and Gleaners' Bands and Other Missionary Meetings #d34
Missionary Songs: for the use of missionary societies, missionary and gleaners' bands,and other missionary meetings, with special provision for missionary concerts #49Image
Notes of Triumph, for the Sunday School #d75
Notes of Triumph: for the Sunday School #d81
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: a manual of worship for the church of Christ #1112Image
Sacred Hymns and Tunes: designed to be used by the Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America #338Image
Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy, a selection of spiritual songs, old and new #350Image
Songs of Praise with Tunes #459Image
Songs of the Morning, a choice collection of songs and hymns for the Sunday school and other social services #186Image
The Advent Christian Hymnal #d315
The Advent Christian Hymnal. Rev. #d118
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for use in social meetings. #450Image
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d246
The Centennial Hymnal #d140
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #801Image
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d330
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #1347Image
The Gospel Praise Book #d168
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #1120Image
The People's Hymnal: for use in public and social worship #460Image
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d242
Tried and True #d80