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LINCOLN (12315)

LINCOLN (12315)

Composer: Anonymous (1847)
Published in 1 hymnal


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: LINCOLN (12315)
Composer: Anonymous (1847)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 12316 15366 51433
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • More Hymns for Occasions: One Hundred Special Arrangements
    Composer/Editor Colin Mawby
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1997) pp. 46
  • More Last Verses: Another Two Hundred Varied Hymn Tune Harmonies
    Composer/Editor Noel Rawsthorne
    Published By: Kevin Mayhew Ltd. (1996) pp. 101
  • The Descant Hymn-Tune Book Book II: A Collection of Well-Known Tunes
    Composer/Editor Geoffrey Shaw
    Published By: Novello and Company Limited (1995) pp. 13
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #8684
Text: Blessed Be Thy Name For Ever
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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The Cyber Hymnal #8684

The Cyber Hymnal #8684
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