[Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice] (McGranahan)

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[Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice] (McGranahan)

Composer: James McGranahan
Published in 15 hymnals

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Composer: James McGranahan

James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice] (McGranahan)
Composer:	James McGranahan
Incipit:	55345 12312 22232
Key:	B♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Good is Jehovah the Lord

All people that dwell on earth,
Your songs to Jehovah now raise;
Come, serve Him with gladness and joy,
Approach Him with anthems of praise.

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Rejoice in the Lord

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Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

Hymnproviser: Preludes & Congregational Accompaniments
Composer/Editors Shelly Hamilton; Flora Jean Garlock
Published By: Majesty Music (1995) pp. 26

Organ Solo

The Organist's Library Volume 25
Composer/Editor Joseph Prentiss
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1999) pp. 32
The Organ Portfolio Volume 61 Number 6 July August 1998: A Bi-monthly Anthology for the Church Organist
Composer/Editors Dorothy Wells; Joseph Prentiss
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1998) pp. 32
Pipe Dusters Volume Two: A "pull-out-all-the-stops" Collection for the Church Organist
Composer/Editor James Mansfield
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1990) pp. 30
Toccatas! Toccatas! Volume Two: Ten Brilliant Pieces for Organ
Composer/Editor James Mansfield
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1986) pp. 3
The Organist Volume 60 Number 2 May 1956: Voluntaries for the Church Organ
Composer/Editors Rob Roy Peery; Charles E. Sergisson
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1956) pp. 40

Piano Solo

Hymnproviser 3 (Piano Series): Solos of Meditation & Worship
Composer/Editor Shelly Hamilton
Published By: Majesty Music, Inc. (2000) pp. 2
Hymnproviser: Preludes & Congregational Accompaniments
Composer/Editors Shelly Hamilton; Flora Jean Garlock
Published By: Majesty Music (1995) pp. 26