ORTONVILLE

Composer: Thomas Hastings

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ORTONVILLE
Composer: Thomas Hastings (1837)
Meter: 8.6.8.6.6
Incipit: 51122 32156 61655
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Majestic sweetness sits enthroned

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.

Go to text page...

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Two Hundred One Hymn Tune Prelude Miniatures
    Composer/Editor Mark Winchester
    Published By: Frog Music (2005) pp. 120

Organ Solo

  • The Organist Volume 102 Number 6 January 1999: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Gregg Sewell; Franklin Ritter
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1999) pp. 78
  • 9 New Sounds for Old Favorites: Preludes
    Composer/Editor Beverly E. Blessing
    Published By: Deerfield Publishing (1997) pp. 13
  • 9 New Sounds for Old Favorites Volume I: Preludes
    Composer/Editor Beverly E. Blessing
    Published By: Deerfield Publishing (1997) pp. 13
  • Sunday Morning Favorites Volume 2: For Solo Organ
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1992) pp. 26
  • The God of Abraham Praise: Hymn Settings for the Organist
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
    Published By: Broadman Press (1987) pp. 22
  • More Love to Thee, O Christ: For the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Sandra W. Jarrell
    Published By: Broadman Press (1983) pp. 24
  • PedalPoint Volume 1 Number 4 July August September 1982: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Sandra W. Jarrell
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1982) pp. 29
  • The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Five
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1973) pp. 32
  • Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes Volume 3: For Organ with Hammond Registration
    Composer/Editor Samuel W. Shanko
    Published By: Broadman Press (1964) pp. 5
  • Van Denman Thompson's Hymn Meditations No. 3: For Organ
    Composer/Editor Charlotte L. Koch
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1961) pp. 62
  • Sacred Transcriptions for the Organ: Favorite Gospel Song and Hymn Melodies
    Composer/Editor George S. Schuler
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1950) pp. 27

Piano Solo

  • My Savior First of All: Favorite Hymn Arrangements for Piano
    Composer/Editor Michael Cox
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1997) pp. 26
  • The Church Pianist Volume 12 Number 6 July August 1996: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Michael Cox
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1996) pp. 16
  • Sun of My Soul: For the Pianist
    Composer/Editor James Pethel
    Published By: Van Ness Press, Inc. (1985) pp. 25
  • Piano Arrangements by Tedd Smith Volume Two: Pianist for the Billy Graham Crusades
    Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
    Published By: Walfred Publishing Co. (1964) pp. 4
  • Rudy Atwood Piano Arrangements Vol. 2
    Composer/Editor Rudy Atwood
    Published By: Alma Records, Inc. (1963) pp. 11
  • The Chapel Pianist Book One: Simplified Hymn Transcriptions
    Composer/Editor Eleanor Pankow
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1960) pp. 24

Media

You have access to this FlexScore.
Download:
Are parts of this score outside of your desired range? Try transposing this FlexScore.
General Settings
Stanza Selection
Voice Selection
Text size:
Music size:
Transpose (Half Steps):
Capo:
Contacting server...
Contacting server...
Questions? Check out the FAQ

A separate copy of this score must be purchased for each choir member. If this score will be projected or included in a bulletin, usage must be reported to a licensing agent (e.g. CCLI, OneLicense, etc).

This is a preview of your FlexScore.
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #219
Text: Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
  • Full Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #453
Text: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #267
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #4141
Text: Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4931
Text: O God, We Pray for All Mankind
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #5599
Text: A Pilgrim Through This Lonely World
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #6346
Text: Strait Is the Gate to All That Come
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #15718
Text: கெம்பீர இனிமை
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 100 of 713)
Page Scan

20th Century Gospel Songs #11

52 Hymns of the Heart #33

A. M. E. C. Hymnal #154

A. M. E. C. Hymnal #625

TextPage Scan

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #178

Page Scan

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #555

Page Scan

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #556

Page Scan

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #556a

Page Scan

Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #291

TextPage Scan

American Lutheran Hymnal #296

Assembly Songs #151

Page Scan

Assembly Songs #190

Page Scan

Association Hymn Book #75

Page Scan

Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #242

Baptist Hymnal #118

Baptist Hymnal #160

Baptist Hymnal #456

Page Scan

Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) #267

Page Scan

Baptist Hymnal (1975 ed) #305

TextFlexScoreAudio

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #219

TextAudioPage Scan

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #453

TextPage Scan

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #144

TextFlexScoreAudioPage Scan

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #323

Page Scan

Beautiful Melodies #47

Page Scan

Best Hymns No. 3 #121

Page Scan

Best Hymns No. 4 #131

Page Scan

Best Hymns #94

Page Scan

Better Than Pearls #125

Page Scan

Better Than Pearls #126

Page Scan

Better Than Pearls #127

Page Scan

Better Than Pearls #128

Page Scan

Better Than Pearls #129

Page Scan

Blissful Showers #85

Page Scan

Book of Worship #157

Page Scan

Book of Worship #182

Page Scan

Book of Worship #348

Page Scan

Boundless Love #85

Page Scan

Bright Beautiful Bells #126

TextPage Scan

Burning Bush Songs No. 1 #37a

Page Scan

Calvary Hymns #262

Page Scan

Calvary Songs #310

Page Scan

Calvary's Praises #241

Page Scan

Cân a Mawl #53a

Cân a Mawl #53b

Page Scan

Canaan Melodies #141

Page Scan

Canaan Melodies #144

Page Scan

Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #343a

Page Scan

Carmina Sanctorum #343

Page Scan

Carols of Praise #19

Page Scan

Celestial Voices #47

Page Scan

Celestial Voices #87

Page Scan

Choice Hymns of the Faith #320

TextPage Scan

Christ in Song #361

ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #267

Page Scan

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #14

Page Scan

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #18

Page Scan

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #365

Page Scan

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #549

Page Scan

Christian Hymns #15

Christian Hymns #47

Page Scan

Christian Melodies #59

Page Scan

Christian Melodies #59

Page Scan

Christian Praise #106

Page Scan

Christian Praise #149

Page Scan

Christian Praise #413

Page Scan

Christian Science Hymnal #41

Page Scan

Christian Service Songs #144

Page Scan

Christian Song #165

Christian Worship #381

Page Scan

Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #21

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #A21

Page Scan

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #77

Page Scan

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #81

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #77

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #81

Page Scan

Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #184

Page Scan

Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #184

Page Scan

Church Hymns and Tunes #323b

Page Scan

Church Service Hymns #155

Page Scan

College Hymnal #118

Page Scan

Common Praise #137

Page Scan

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 3 #139

Page Scan

Coronation Hymns #266

Crown Him King #174

Page Scan

Crowning Day No. 3 #35

Page Scan

Crowns of Rejoicing #164

Page Scan

Crusade Songs #64

Page Scan

De Ungas Sångbok #110

Page Scan

Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #11

Page Scan

Devotion and Praise #230

Page Scan

Diadems #261

Page Scan

Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #84

Page Scan

Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #357

Page Scan

Die Glaubensharfe (With Melodies) #613

E. A. C. C. Hymnal #170

El Himnario #77

Page Scan

El Himnario Evangelico #102

Pages

Exclude 675 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us