Hezekiah Moors

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  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Albany Ashford Ashley Athens Dalton Decay Embden Galatia Kellyvale Landsgrove Langdon Medford Mortality Mount Holly Mount Vernon Nativity Norway Orange Pittsford Plainfield Quebeck Sheldon Shirley Thetford Translation Ulham Utica Wallingsford Westford Woodford Woodstock Yarmouth Zaara Zina

2. Set pieces  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Amen Ascension Attleborough Bashan Close of the Day Condescension Funeral Dirge Holliston Holon Montreal Redemption Reformation Rehoboth Restoration Rome Victory Zion

3. Anthems By the offense of one I will praise thee, O Lord Make a joyful noise O the depth of the riches Sing unto God, ye kingdoms

B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE

By the offense of one Come saints, adore Jehovah's name Faithful and true, the man divine God is my everlasting aid How vain are all things here below In humble notes our faith adores Jesus the righteous! Lo, he dies Kingdoms and thrones to God belong

Life is a span, a fleeting hour Life, like a vain amusement, flies Lord, shall it be forever said Make a joyful noise unto the Lord Not all the blood of beasts O come, loud anthems let us sing O tell me no more Remember, Lord, our mortal state

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth The night draws near, we must away Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls When God revealed his gracious name When I with pleasing wonder stand Ye that delight to serve the Lord

 
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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.

External links

• The Province Harmony on State of Vermont's web site