THE PRESIDENT'S HYMN

THE PRESIDENT'S HYMN

Composer: William A. Muhlenberg (1863)
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: William A. Muhlenberg

Mühlenberg, William Augustus, D.D., son of the Rev. Dr. Mühlenberg, and grandson of Henry Melchior Mühlenberg, the patriarch of Lutheranism in America, was born in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1796. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1814. Entering Holy Orders in 1817, he was successively Assistant Rector of St. James's Lancaster, 1823; Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion, New York, 1843; St. Paul's College, Flushing (1828); St. Luke's Hospital, New York (1855); St. John's and Long Island (1865), were established by him. He died April 6, 1877. His poetical gift was genuine, but not largely used. In 1826 he contributed four hymns to the Prayer Book Collection (of which he was one of the Committee). His Poems appeared in 1… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: THE PRESIDENT'S HYMN
Composer: William A. Muhlenberg (1863)
Meter: Irregular. With Refrain.
Key: C Major

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Organ Portfolio Volume 42 Number 1 October 1978: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Lani Smith; William A. Muhlenberg
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1978) pp. 29
  • Contemplation and Celebration: Organ Music for the Worship Service
    Composer/Editor Jon Spong
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1972) pp. 1

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Christian Youth Hymnal #174

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Hymns of the Church #548

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #52

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