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KEDRON (Spratt)

Composer: Ann B. Spratt

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Tune Information

Title: KEDRON (Spratt)
Composer: Ann B. Spratt (1866)
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4
Incipit: 33332 24443 54323
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

No, not despairingly

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee;
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Easy Hymns for Organ
    Composer/Editor Carson Cooman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 42
  • The Sacred Organ Library Volume 3
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2018) pp. 12
  • PedalPoint Volume 20 Number 2 January February March 2001: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Dennis R. Johnson
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (2001) pp. 30
  • O Worship the King: Hymn and Chorale Settings for the Organ
    Composer/Editor Raymond H. Haan
    Published By: Broadman Press (1979) pp. 20
  • Hymn Tune Preludes for the Organ No. 2
    Composer/Editors Samuel W. Shanko; Herbert Colvin
    Published By: Broadman Press (1966) pp. 4

Piano Solo

  • The Cross and the Crown: 7 Early Advanced Piano Solos for the Lent/Easter Season
    Composer/Editor Anna Laura Page
    Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (1995) pp. 10
  • Hymn Tune Preludes for the Piano No. 2
    Composer/Editors Max Lyall; Alta C. Faircloth
    Published By: Broadman Press (1966) pp. 1

Piano and Organ Duet

  • May Jesus Christ Be Praised: For Piano / Organ Duet
    Composer/Editor Don Phillips
    Published By: Van Ness Press, Inc. (1991) pp. 13
  • Victory in Jesus: Organ - Piano Duets
    Composer/Editor Gayden C. Sikes
    Published By: Genevox Music Group (1988) pp. 52
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Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #270
Text: No, Not Despairingly
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF)
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #173
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #4584
Text: No, Not Despairingly
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #270

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #270
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Celebrating Grace Hymnal #401

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #401
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #173

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #173
Audio

Small Church Music #2359

Small Church Music #2359
TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #521

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #521
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4584

The Cyber Hymnal #4584
TextPage Scan

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #495

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #495
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