The Columbian Harmonist (Daniel Read)

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Title: The Columbian Harmonist
Editor - Composer – Compiler: Daniel Read

A. Full Title: The Columbian Harmonist No. 1, Containing First, A Plain and Concise Introduction to Psalmody Fitly Calculated for the Use of Singing Schools; Second, A Choice Collection of New Psalm Tunes of American Composition.

A. Publication date and place: 1793 by the Author in New Haven, Connecticut. – Periodical Edition
. No. 2 1794, pp. 1-8, 41-72; 16 additional unnumbered pages added 1801. No. 3 1795, 40 pp.

B. Full Title: The Columbian Harmonist, Containing a Plain and Concise Introduction to Psalmody, Expressly Calculated for the Use of Singing Schools; Together With a Choice Collection of Sacred Music, for Public and Social Worship, Consisting of More Than One Hundred Tunes and Anthems, Carefully Selected from The Most Approved American and European Authors, Including Several Tunes Never Before Published.

B. Publication date and place: 1795 by the Author in New Haven, Connecticut, 117 pp. – Book Edition
. Reprinted in 1798. Second Edition (Dedham: H. Mann), 1805, 94 pp. Another Second Edition (Dedham: H. Mann) 1805, 118 pp. Third Edition (Boston: Manning and Loring) 1806, 125 pp. Another Third Edition (Boston: Manning and Loring) 1807, 111 pp. Fourth Edition (Boston: Manning and Loring) 1810, 111 pp.

Publications using VolumesEditions

A1 – Published 1793 – No. 1. New Haven, Connecticut: For the Editor (Daniel Read), 39 pp.
A2 – Published 1794 – No. 2. New Haven, Connecticut: For the Editor (Daniel Read), 39 pp.
A3 – Published 1795 – Nos. 1,2,3. New Haven, Connecticut: For the Editor (Daniel Read), 117 pp. (39+39+39)
B1 – Published 1798 – New Haven, Connecticut: For the Editor (Daniel Read), 118 pp. (71+8+39)
A2a – Published 1801 – No. 2. New Haven, Connecticut: For the Editor (Daniel Read), 47 pp. (41-71,1-16)
B2a – Published 1805 – Dedham, Massachusetts: H. Mann, 94 pp.
B2b – Published 1805 – Dedham, Massachusetts: H. Mann, 118 pp. (94+24 Supplement)
B3a – Published 1806 – Dedham, Massachusetts: H. Mann, 125 pp. (94+31 Supplement). Probably Edited by Joel Read
B3b – Published 1807 – Boston, Massachusetts: Manning and Loring, 111 pp.
B4 – Published 1810 – Boston, Massachusetts: Manning and Loring, 111 pp.

Description: This publication was first issued (A) as a periodical, in three numbers; then later (B) as a book.

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Edition A1 (1793)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Adams 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Why did the nations join to slay Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Camden 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Out of the deeps of long distress Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Depravity 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts By nature all have gone astray Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Firmament 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Great God, the heav'ns' well-ordered frame Sacred Set pieces 4 88. 88. 88
Friendship 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts How pleasant 'tis to see Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 668. 668
Morning 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear Sacred Set pieces 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Refuge 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts My refuge is the God of love Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Religion 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts My God, permit my tongue Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Supplication 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts O wash my soul from every sin Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Sympathy 1793 William Read Isaac Watts Blest is the man whose bowels move Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Triumph 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Who shall the Lord's elect condemn Sacred Set pieces 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Windsor 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts He gives the grazing ox his meat Sacred Psalm-tunes 3 86. 86 (C.M.)
Zion 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts How did my heart rejoice to hear Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)

Edition A2 (1794)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Hamilton 1794 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Like fruitful showers of rain Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 668. 668
Smithfield 1794 Daniel Read Isaac Watts This life's a dream, an empty show Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)

Edition A3 (1795)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Cypress 1795 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Hark! From the tombs a doleful sound Sacred 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Hamshire 1795 Daniel Read Isaac Watts He dies! The heavenly lover dies Sacred Anthems 4
Hear our prayer, O Lord our God 1795 Daniel Read Sacred Anthems 4
I know that my Redeemer lives 1795 Daniel Read Sacred Anthems 4

Edition A2a (1801)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Dominion 1801 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Edenton 1801 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Lord of the worlds above Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 66. 88

Edition B2a (1805)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Christian Soldier 1805 Daniel Read Charles Wesley Soldiers of Christ, arise Sacred 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Edenton 1801 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Lord of the worlds above Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 66. 88
Friendship 1793 Daniel Read Isaac Watts How pleasant 'tis to see Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 668. 668
Monticello 1805 Daniel Read Isaac Watts The world's foundations by His hand Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88. 88

Edition B2b (1805)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Cypress 1795 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Hark! From the tombs a doleful sound Sacred 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Gardiner 1805 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Come, let our voices join to raise Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Justice 1805 Ezra Goff Isaac Watts He reigns! the Lord, the Savior reigns Sacred 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Sardis 1805 Ezra Goff Isaac Watts This life's a dream, an empty show Sacred 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Smithfield 1794 Daniel Read Isaac Watts This life's a dream, an empty show Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)

Edition B3a (1806)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Dominion 1801 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Monticello 1805 Daniel Read Isaac Watts The world's foundations by His hand Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88. 88
Mortality 1785 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Death, like an overflowing stream Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Winter 1785 Daniel Read Isaac Watts His hoary frost, His fleecy snow Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)

Edition B3b (1807)

Title Year Composer Arranger Lyricist First Line Genre Subgenre Vo. Meter
Admonition 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Sinners, awake betimes Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
Christian Soldier 1805 Daniel Read Charles Wesley Soldiers of Christ, arise Sacred 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Coventry 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Let strangers walk around Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 66. 86 (S.M.)
Dryden 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts My soul, come meditate the day Sacred 3 86. 86 (C.M.)
Gratitude 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Bless, O my soul, the living God Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
It is better to go 1807 Daniel Read Sacred Anthems 4
Madison 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Great Shepherd of thine Israel Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 88. 88 (L.M.)
Mifflin 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts Life, like a vain amusement, flies Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)
Morris 1807 Daniel Read Isaac Watts God, my supporter and my hope Sacred Psalm-tunes 4 86. 86 (C.M.)