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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' 3 December 1775, Shirley, Massachusetts | '''Born:''' 3 December 1775, Shirley, Massachusetts | ||
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==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
'''A. SORTED BY TITLE''' | '''A. SORTED BY TITLE''' | ||
'''1. Psalm-tunes | '''1. Psalm-tunes''' | ||
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'''B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE''' | '''B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE''' | ||
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*[[Mount Holly (Hezekiah Moors)|Above what we can ask or hope]] | |||
*[[Athens (Hezekiah Moors)|All hail, happy day]] | |||
*[[Ulham (Hezekiah Moors)|Blest Jesus, what delicious fare]] | |||
*[[By the offense of one (Hezekiah Moors)|By the offense of one]] | *[[By the offense of one (Hezekiah Moors)|By the offense of one]] | ||
*[[Mount Vernon (Hezekiah Moors)|Come saints, adore Jehovah's name]] | *[[Mount Vernon (Hezekiah Moors)|Come saints, adore Jehovah's name]] | ||
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*[[Galatia (Hezekiah Moors)|God is my everlasting aid]] | *[[Galatia (Hezekiah Moors)|God is my everlasting aid]] | ||
*[[Rome (Hezekiah Moors)|Good is the Lord, the heavenly King]] | *[[Rome (Hezekiah Moors)|Good is the Lord, the heavenly King]] | ||
*[[Sheldon (Hezekiah Moors)|Great God! how infinite art thou]] | |||
*[[Funeral Dirge (Hezekiah Moors)|Hark! She bids all her friends adieu]] | |||
*[[Holliston (Hezekiah Moors)|Hosanna to the Son]] | *[[Holliston (Hezekiah Moors)|Hosanna to the Son]] | ||
*[[Victory (Hezekiah Moors)|Hosannah to our conquering King]] | |||
*[[Landsgrove (Hezekiah Moors)|How did thy word my heart engage]] | |||
*[[Quebeck (Hezekiah Moors)|How jarring and how low]] | *[[Quebeck (Hezekiah Moors)|How jarring and how low]] | ||
*[[Bashan (Hezekiah Moors)|How vain are all things here below]] | *[[Bashan (Hezekiah Moors)|How vain are all things here below]] | ||
*[[I will praise thee, O Lord (Hezekiah Moors)|I will praise thee, O Lord]] | |||
*[[Decay (Hezekiah Moors)|In age and feebleness extreme]] | |||
*[[Pittsford (Hezekiah Moors)|In humble notes our faith adores]] | *[[Pittsford (Hezekiah Moors)|In humble notes our faith adores]] | ||
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*[[Kellyvale (Hezekiah Moors)|In vain the sons of earth and hell]] | |||
*[[Wallingsford (Hezekiah Moors)|Jesus the righteous! Lo, he dies]] | *[[Wallingsford (Hezekiah Moors)|Jesus the righteous! Lo, he dies]] | ||
*[[Rehoboth (Hezekiah Moors)|Kingdoms and thrones to God belong]] | *[[Rehoboth (Hezekiah Moors)|Kingdoms and thrones to God belong]] | ||
*[[Ashford (Hezekiah Moors)|Let heaven and earth rejoice]] | |||
*[[Mortality (Hezekiah Moors)|Life is a span, a fleeting hour]] | *[[Mortality (Hezekiah Moors)|Life is a span, a fleeting hour]] | ||
*[[Plainfield (Hezekiah Moors)|Life, like a vain amusement, flies]] | *[[Plainfield (Hezekiah Moors)|Life, like a vain amusement, flies]] | ||
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*[[Make a joyful noise (Hezekiah Moors)|Make a joyful noise unto the Lord]] | *[[Make a joyful noise (Hezekiah Moors)|Make a joyful noise unto the Lord]] | ||
*[[Holon (Hezekiah Moors)|May we have grace and peace from God]] | *[[Holon (Hezekiah Moors)|May we have grace and peace from God]] | ||
*[[Dalton (Hezekiah Moors)|No burning heats by day]] | |||
*[[Embden (Hezekiah Moors)|Not all the blood of beasts]] | *[[Embden (Hezekiah Moors)|Not all the blood of beasts]] | ||
*[[Woodford (Hezekiah Moors)|Not from the dust affliction grows]] | *[[Woodford (Hezekiah Moors)|Not from the dust affliction grows]] | ||
*[[Albany (Hezekiah Moors)|O come, loud anthems let us sing]] | *[[Albany (Hezekiah Moors)|O come, loud anthems let us sing]] | ||
*[[Ascension (Hezekiah Moors)|O for a shout of sacred joy]] | |||
*[[Utica (Hezekiah Moors)|O let my soul absorbed be]] | *[[Utica (Hezekiah Moors)|O let my soul absorbed be]] | ||
*[[Zaara (Hezekiah Moors)|O tell me no more]] | *[[Zaara (Hezekiah Moors)|O tell me no more]] | ||
*[[O the depth of the riches (Hezekiah Moors)|O the depth of the riches]] | |||
*[[Zion (Hezekiah Moors)|Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee]] | |||
*[[Orange (Hezekiah Moors)|Remember, Lord, our mortal state]] | |||
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*[[ | *[[Shirley (Hezekiah Moors)|Shepherds, rejoice! lift up your eyes]] | ||
*[[Medford (Hezekiah Moors)|Sing to the Lord aloud]] | |||
*[[Sing unto God, ye kingdoms (Hezekiah Moors)|Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth]] | *[[Sing unto God, ye kingdoms (Hezekiah Moors)|Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth]] | ||
*[[Yarmouth (Hezekiah Moors)|Soon shall I quit this mortal shore]] | |||
*[[Translation (Hezekiah Moors)|Thanks be to God, whose faithful love]] | |||
*[[Norway (Hezekiah Moors)|The day is past and gone]] | *[[Norway (Hezekiah Moors)|The day is past and gone]] | ||
*[[Thetford (Hezekiah Moors)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]] | |||
*[[Close of the Day (Hezekiah Moors)|The night draws near, we must away]] | *[[Close of the Day (Hezekiah Moors)|The night draws near, we must away]] | ||
*[[Condescension (Hezekiah Moors)|Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls]] | *[[Condescension (Hezekiah Moors)|Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls]] | ||
*[[Ashley (Hezekiah Moors)|Tis but a few whose days amount]] | |||
*[[Zina (Hezekiah Moors)|To God the mighty Lord]] | |||
*[[Woodstock (Hezekiah Moors)|To the haven of thy breast]] | |||
*[[Westford (Hezekiah Moors)|We lie in shadows of the night]] | |||
*[[Reformation (Hezekiah Moors)|When God revealed his gracious name]] | *[[Reformation (Hezekiah Moors)|When God revealed his gracious name]] | ||
*[[Langdon (Hezekiah Moors)|When I with pleasing wonder stand]] | *[[Langdon (Hezekiah Moors)|When I with pleasing wonder stand]] | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
*Moors, Hezekiah. 1809. ''The Province Harmony: Being an Original Composition of Airs''. Boston: Author. 140 pp. | *Moors, Hezekiah. 1809. ''[[The Province Harmony (Hezekiah Moors)|The Province Harmony]]: Being an Original Composition of Airs''. Boston: Author. 140 pp. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Mooar, George. 1901. ''Abraham Mooar and his Descendants''. Boston: Charles H. Pope. 97 pp. | *Mooar, George. 1901. ''Abraham Mooar and his Descendants''. Boston: Charles H. Pope. 97 pp. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 14 September 2023
Life
Born: 3 December 1775, Shirley, Massachusetts
Died: 1814, Union, New York
Biography
Hezekiah Moors was a farmer, surveyor, and composer. He married Lydia Page of Groton, Massachusetts in Groton on August 3, 1797. In 1809 he published Province Harmony, the source of all his compositions.
List of choral works
A. SORTED BY TITLE
1. Psalm-tunes
2. Set pieces
3. Anthems
4. Secular songs
No works currently available
B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE
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Publications
- Moors, Hezekiah. 1809. The Province Harmony: Being an Original Composition of Airs. Boston: Author. 140 pp.
References
- Mooar, George. 1901. Abraham Mooar and his Descendants. Boston: Charles H. Pope. 97 pp.
- Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.