Suggest a hymn for a tune

[Robert Vaughn]

Songwriters List--

 

We've been extremely quiet over the past few months. Here's a tune for y'all to look at and maybe wake us up for a bit.

 

First, any comments on the tune will be welcome. I wrote this back in February and as I looked over it last night, I found a few changes I might make.

 

Second, I would request suggestions for a hymn that you think might be fitting for this tune. I wrote this, typeset it in Melody Assistant, and then set it aside. When I got back to it to enter the words I discovered I had not only lost the paper with the text, but also had forgotten which text I chose. I thought it would be interesting to see which text you might choose. 

 

His glories sing,

Robert Vaughn
Mount Enterprise, TX
http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com
Ask for the old paths, where is the good way
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For ask now of the days that are past...
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Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

[Will Fitzgerald]

I lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence shall come my aid?

My help will come from God the Lord, who heav'n and earth hath made.

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[Will Fitzgerald]

I lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence shall come my aid?

My help will come from God the Lord, who heav'n and earth hath made.

(Fuge on "My help will come from God the Lord")

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Robert Vaughn <rl_v...@yahoo.com> wrote:

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[Wade Kotter]

Good idea, Will. Here's another possibility (from Watts, "Divine Songs: Attempted in Easy Language, for the Use of Children"):

Almighty God, thy piercing eye

Strikes through the shades of night

And our most secret actions lie

All open to thy sight

(Fuge on "And our most secret actions lie...")

This is something I definitely need to keep constantly in mind!

Here's a printing of the full text:

http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/DSAE1802/9

If you want a second verse, I think verse 5 would work.

Wade Kotter

South Ogden, UT

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[Will Fitzgerald]

Yikes — sorry, I thought this was going to Robert alone. If I had intended to write more generally, I would have given more context. In particular, this is Psalm 121:1. It's (roughly) based on the King James Version. It seems to me that the words are half-remembered versions of a real text, but I can't find it, so I guess I wrote it :)

Watts did a CM version of 121: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/watts/psalmshymns.Ps.284.html

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Will Fitzgerald

[Wade Kotter]

Will:

Your text sounded familiar to me; perhaps you were half-remembering this version from the Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases:

http://www.hymnary.org/text/i_to_the_hills_will_lift_mine_eyes_from

Wade

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http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/

Ask for the old paths, where is the good way

http://mtcarmelbaptist.blogspot.com/

For ask now of the days that are past...

http://oldredland.blogspot.com/

Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

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[Will Fitzgerald]

Yes, that's right, Wade. Thanks.

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[Robert Vaughn]

Will, Wade, thanks for the suggestions. I like both of them. Some day when I'm not looking for it I'll probably find the paper with the hymn I picked on it. But by then I will have long since picked one of these or some other hymn to finish the song. 

I appreciate your help. Have a blessed day.

 

His glories sing,

Robert Vaughn
Mount Enterprise, TX
http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com

Ask for the old paths, where is the good way
http://mtcarmelbaptist.blogspot.com

For ask now of the days that are past...
http://oldredland.blogspot.com

Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

From: Will Fitzgerald <will.fi...@pobox.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2013 12:34 PM
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[Randy Webber]

The strong, ascending/descending pattern in the melody makes it suitable for Ps. 121, as Will suggested.  You might want to look at the Tate/Brady c.m. setting, (1st verse below, other 4 available with a routine Google search):

To Zion's hill I lift my eyes,

from thence expecting aid.

From Zion's hill and Zion's God,

who heav'n and earth  has made.

Randy

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Robert Vaughn <rl_v...@yahoo.com> wrote:

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[Robert Vaughn]

Randy, thanks for this suggestion. I am leaning very heavily toward Psalm 121, even though I very much like the text Wade suggested. Maybe I'll save it for another song!

 

His glories sing,

Robert Vaughn
Mount Enterprise, TX
http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com
Ask for the old paths, where is the good way
http://mtcarmelbaptist.blogspot.com
For ask now of the days that are past...
http://oldredland.blogspot.com
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

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