DID YOU THINK TO PRAY

DID YOU THINK TO PRAY

Composer: W. O. Perkins
Published in 61 hymnals


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Composer: W. O. Perkins

William Oscar Perkins DMus USA 1831-1902. Born at Stockbridge, VT, older brother of Henry, and the son of musical parents (both singers) he was trained musically, primarly by his father. He attended the Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH, then studied music in Boston, MA, London, England, and Milan, Italy. He settled in Boston, MA, and founded a music academy, where he taught music. He published a number of hymnals in Boston, then moved to New York City. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of music degree in 1879 by Hamilton College. He wrote 19 books (1861-1897), including a history of the war in South Africa (1900). He published 33 hymnals 1859-1882). In 1870 he published ”The Chorister”, his 400-page music collection for ch… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DID YOU THINK TO PRAY
Composer: W. O. Perkins
Meter: 8.5.8.8.5+i
Incipit: 33432 15133 43222
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Organ Chains 2: Twenty-eight favorite hymns arranged in a continuous medley for Organ
    Composer/Editor Brent Jorgensen
    Published By: Jackman Music Corporation (1998) pp. 3
  • Hymns of Devotion: Preludes for Organ Volume One
    Composer/Editor Larry Beebe
    Published By: Larice Music Corporation (1995) pp. 15
  • A Treasury of Gospel Favorites for Organ
    Composer/Editors Eugene McCluskey; Roger C. Wilson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1975) pp. 34
  • Lorenz's Gospel Hymn Voluntaries Number 1 for Organ: Based on Familiar Gospel Hymns
    Composer/Editor Roger C. Wilson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1952) pp. 24
  • The Organist Volume 55 Number 6 January 1952: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
    Composer/Editors Rob Roy Peery; Roger C. Wilson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1952) pp. 70

Piano Solo

  • Amazing Grace: For the Piano
    Composer/Editor Sharron Lyon
    Published By: Broadman Press (1988) pp. 27
  • PedalPoint Volume 5 Number 3 April May June 1986: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Barry Braman
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1986) pp. 18
  • Piano Transcriptions Books 1 and 2 Combined: Familiar Hymns and Sacred Songs
    Composer/Editor Wilda Jackson Auld
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1957) pp. 3
  • Rob Roy Perry's Gospel Hymn Pianist
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1956) pp. 50
  • Piano Hymnscriptions: Familiar Hymns and Sacred Songs: Books 1 and 2 Combined
    Composer/Editor Wilda Jackson Auld
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1954) pp. 3
  • The Church Pianist: 32 Arrangements of Appropriate Selections
    Composer/Editor Alma Ingram
    Published By: The Standard Publishing Company (1936) pp. 16

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Amazing Grace: Thirty-Six Beloved Hymns Arranged in Twelve Medleys
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1992) pp. 49
  • Lorenz's Chapel Duets for Organ and Piano
    Composer/Editor Rob Roy Peery
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1957) pp. 38

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #816
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #1226
Text: Did You Think to Pray?
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #816

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #39

Page Scan

Himnos de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de Los Últimos Días #81

TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #97

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #124

Redeeming Love #191

Page Scan

Sacred Selections for the Church #54

Audio

Small Church Music #5925

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #361

Śpiewnik Ewangelicki #872

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1226

Text

Timeless Truths #178

Text

生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #435

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