The American Harmony (Nehemiah Shumway)

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Title: The American Harmony

Full Title: The American Harmony, Containing, in a Concise Manner, the Rules of Singing, Together with a Collection of Psalm Tunes, Hymns, and Anthems, From the Most Approved Authors, Ancient and Modern.

Editor - Composer – Compiler: Nehemiah Shumway

Publication date and place: 1793 by John McCullough in Philadelphia, 212 pp.
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Works at CPDL

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Burlington 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Francis Hopkinson My God, my God, why leavest Thou me Sacred Hymns 4 8866. 8866
Cranbury 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts Great God, the heavens' well-ordered-frame Sacred Hymns 4 88. 88. 88
Death's Alarm 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts The rising morning can't assure Sacred 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Freehold 1793 Nehemiah Shumway The God of Abraham praise Sacred Hymns 4 66. 84. 66. 84
Harmony 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts Say, mighty love, and teach my song Secular Set pieces 4 886. 886
Hatfield 1793 William Billings Anonymous Sacred Psalm-tunes 3 86. 86 (C.M.)
Haverhill 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts Alas, the bitter clay Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Judgment 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts No more shall atheists mock his long delay Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 10 10. 10 10. 11 11
Judgment 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts The Lord, the Judge, before His throne Sacred Hymns 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Lamberton 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts The Lord my shepherd is Sacred Hymns 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Lancaster 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts The Lord, how fearful is His name Sacred Hymns 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Lewisburgh 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts Sweet is the day of sacred rest Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Morpheus 1793 Elisha West William Billings Death, with his warrant in his hand Sacred 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
New-Jersey 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Tate and Brady Erect your heads, eternal gates Sacred Hymns 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Nixington 1793 Nehemiah Shumway John Newton (hymnwriter) Day of judgment, day of wonders Sacred Hymns 4 87. 87. 47
Pennsylvania 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts When shall Thy lovely face be seen? Sacred Hymns 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Pittsgrove 1793 Nehemiah Shumway John Newton (hymnwriter) Bless, O Lord, the opening year Sacred Hymns 4 77. 77
Precept 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts The watchmen join their voice Sacred 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Scotland 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Isaac Watts Awake, our souls, away, our fears Sacred Hymns 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Sharon 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts How pleased and blest was I Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 668. 668
Sutton 1793 Ezra Goff Isaac Watts Save me, O God, the swelling flood Sacred Hymns 4
Venus 1793 Elisha West Isaac Watts Behold, the lofty sky Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Westminster 1793 Nehemiah Shumway Anonymous Thou great and sovereign Lord of all Sacred Hymns 4 86. 86 (C.M.)