HOLY GROUND

Composer: Geron Davis

Geron Davis USA 1960- .Born at Bogalusa, LA, the son of a minister, he was musically inclined. Living at Savannah, TN, and dedicating a new church, his father asked him to write a song for the dedication. Several weeks passed, but the song was not written. His father asked several more times. The night before the dedication, Davis sat at the new grand piano in the sanctuary, tired from his days’ work helping to ready the church for a service, and said to himself, “What do we want to say when we come into this building tomorrow to have a service for the first time?” He began playing chords. Within a short time, he had the song that would be his most famous, ‘Holy Ground’. He didn’t copy it on paper, but taught it to two of his… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: HOLY GROUND
Composer: Geron Davis
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 13555 66653 45655
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © 1983 by Meadowgreen Music Company/Songchannel Music Co.

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Trombone Counter-melody

  • 61 Trombone Hymns & Counter-Melodies Volume 3
    Composer/Editor Douglas Smith
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1996) pp. 57

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Trumpet Descant

  • 61 Trumpet Hymns & Descants Volume 3
    Composer/Editor Douglas Smith
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1995) pp. 57

Organ Solo

  • PedalPoint Volume 36 Number 1 October November December 2015: For Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editor Keith Christopher
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (2015) pp. 18
  • Sunday Solos for Organ: Preludes, Offertories, & Postludes - 30 Blended Selections
    Published By: Hal Leonard Corporation (2011) pp. 15
  • Glory, Honor & Praises: Contemporary Service Music for Organ
    Composer/Editor Keith Christopher
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1995) pp. 22
  • Unending Praise: A Fabric of Contemporary Favorites Arranged for Organ
    Composer/Editor Tim Doran
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1993) pp. 39

Piano Solo

  • Amazing Love!: Today's Songs and Enduring Hymns for Solo Piano
    Composer/Editor Cindy Berry
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2008) pp. 13
  • The Heart of Worship: Contemporary Expressions of Worship for the Piano Soloist
    Composer/Editor Lloyd Larson
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2006) pp. 17
  • Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (2005) pp. 2
  • Big Purple Book of Praise & Worship Piano Solos Volume 2
    Composer/Editors Carol McMillen Tornquist; Ken Barker
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2004) pp. 116
  • Big Silver Book of Wedding Piano Solos
    Composer/Editors Ken Barker; Carol McMillen Tornquist; Jeff Nelson
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2004) pp. 111
  • I Could Sing of Your Love Forever: 15 Praise & Worship Songs
    Composer/Editor Phillip Keveren
    Published By: Hal Leonard Corporation (2002) pp. 12
  • Big Purple Book of Praise & Worship Piano Solos
    Composer/Editors Ken Barker; Carol McMillen Tornquist; Jim Hammerly
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2001) pp. 38
  • Early Classics for Solo Piano
    Composer/Editor Anthony Burger
    Published By: Anthony Burger Productions (2001) pp. 166
  • Big Black & White Book of Advanced Piano Solos
    Composer/Editors Carol McMillen Tornquist; Ken Barker; Jim Hammerly
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2000) pp. 106
  • Big Blue Book of Intermediate Piano Solos
    Composer/Editors Carol McMillen Tornquist; Ken Barker
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1999) pp. 38
  • All the Best for Piano: A Treasury of Hymns, Gospel Songs, and Praise & Worship Favorites
    Composer/Editor Tim Conyers
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1998) pp. 18
  • Exalted on High: Worship Medleys for Piano
    Composer/Editor Bruce Greer
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1998) pp. 52
  • Lord, Be Glorified Piano Solo Keepsake Edition: Featuring Classics from Volumes 1, 2 & 3
    Composer/Editor Mark Hayes
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1998) pp. 158
  • Bock's Best Volume V: 50 Outstanding Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1996) pp. 18
  • Composer/Editor Tim Conyers
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1996) pp. 10
  • Lord, Be Glorified Volume 2: The Music of Praise and Worship
    Composer/Editor Mark Hayes
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1992) pp. 76
  • Contemporary Gospel Favorites
    Composer/Editor Steve Millikan
    Published By: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (1988) pp. 32

Piano Solo: Optional C Instrument Solo

  • Weddings & Worship: Contemporary Christian Songs for Solo Piano
    Composer/Editor Carol Tornquist
    Published By: Benson Music Group, Inc. (1993) pp. 22

Piano Duet+: Piano Duet Two Pianos

  • Dino - A Place for Us
    Composer/Editor Dino Kartsonakis
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1987) pp. 82

Instances

Instances (1 - 20 of 20)

African American Heritage Hymnal #183

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #224

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #72

Chalice Hymnal #112

Text InfoAudio

Glory to God #406

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #32

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #554

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #426

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #33

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #933

Sing Joyfully #83

Sing the Faith #2272

The Celebration Hymnal #138

The Christian Life Hymnal #68

The Covenant Hymnal #510

The Faith We Sing #2272

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #300

Total Praise #174

Worship and Rejoice #654

Worship His Majesty #547

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