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Composer: James McGranahan (1887)
Published in 110 hymnals


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Composer: James McGranahan

James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [There's a royal banner given for display]
Composer: James McGranahan (1887)
Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain
Incipit: 34555 13456 51172
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 117
  • 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. 89

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

  • 61 Trombone Hymns & Counter-Melodies Volume 2
    Composer/Editor Douglas Smith
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1981) pp. 55

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Trumpet Descant

  • 61 Trumpet Hymns & Descants Volume 2
    Composer/Editor Douglas Smith
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1980) pp. 55

Organ Solo

  • Hymns for the New Organist: Arrangements for the Beginning or Occasional Organist
    Composer/Editor Gayden C. Sikes
    Published By: Broadman Press (1991) pp. 24
  • The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Four: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1967) pp. 58

Piano Solo

  • Cindy Berry Presents: At the Name of Jesus, God of Our Praise, I Worship You, and Other Piano Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Cindy Berry
    Published By: Genevox Music Group (1997) pp. 30
  • Sunday Evening Praise: 35 Piano Arrangements
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1991) pp. 11
  • The Church Pianist Volume 6 Number 4 March April 1990: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Robin McGee
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1990) pp. 24
  • The Church Pianist Volume 7 Number 1 September October 1990: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1990) pp. 12
  • Favorite Hymn Medleys: For Piano
    Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 6
  • The Piano Hymnal: 200 Favorite Hymn Arrangements
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1985) pp. 117
  • Just Hooked by Gospel: Keyboard Folio
    Composer/Editors Don Wyrtzen; Carol McMillen
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1984) pp. 54

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #387
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #369
Text: The Banner of the Cross
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 16 of 16)
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Baptist Hymnal 2008 #306

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Celebremos Su Gloria #534

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #387

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #225

Himnos de la Iglesia #391

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Hymns of Faith #489

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #671

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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #461

Rejoice Hymns #676

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Sacred Selections for the Church #219

Audio

Small Church Music #1716

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #405

The Christian Life Hymnal #443

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #369

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Worship and Service Hymnal #416

生命聖詩 - Hymns of Life, 1986 #386

Include 94 pre-1979 instances
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