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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Honor to the Hills''}} | |||
{{FirstLine|Through all this world below}} | {{FirstLine|Through all this world below}} | ||
{{Composer|Jeremiah Ingalls}} | {{Composer|Jeremiah Ingalls}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | {{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | ||
{{Voicing|3|STB}} | {{Voicing|3|STB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|66. 63. 66. 66. 63}} | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|66. 63. 66. 66. 63}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{ | {{Pub|1|1805|in Ingalls' ''[[The Christian Harmony (Jeremiah Ingalls)|The Christian Harmony]]'', pp. 47-48, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass.}} | ||
{{Descr|This is a folk hymn (Jackson 1953a, no. 142), based on a 17th-century ballad, ''Captain Kidd''. Considerably revised by [[Captain Kidd (Alexander Johnson)|Alexander Johnson]] in 1818, rewritten in A minor for four voices; this revision forms the basis for the three-voice ''Captain Kidd'' in ''Southern Harmony'', p. 50. Words by an unknown author, before 1800; nine stanzas in Ingalls 1805. Porter and Garst (1979) found more than twenty tunes in this unusual meter, including the present one.}} | |||
Words by an unknown author, before 1800; nine stanzas in Ingalls 1805. Porter and Garst (1979) found more than twenty tunes in this unusual meter, including the present one. | |||
'''References:''' | '''References:''' | ||
*Jackson, George Pullen. 1953a. ''Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America'', Second Edition. Locust Valley, New York: J. J. Augustin. 254 pp. | *Jackson, George Pullen. 1953a. ''Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America'', Second Edition. Locust Valley, New York: J. J. Augustin. 254 pp. | ||
*Porter, Ellen Jane, and John F. Garst. 1979. ''More tunes in the Captain Kidd meter''. The Hymn 30(3): 252-262. | *Porter, Ellen Jane, and John F. Garst. 1979. ''More tunes in the Captain Kidd meter''. The Hymn 30(3): 252-262. | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
1. Through all this world below, | 1. Through all this world below, | ||
God we see all around, | God we see all around, | ||
Search hills and valleys through, | Search hills and valleys through, | ||
There he’s found. | There he’s found. | ||
In growing fields of corn, | In growing fields of corn, | ||
The lily and the thorn, | The lily and the thorn, | ||
The pleasant and forlorn, | The pleasant and forlorn, | ||
All declare God is there; | All declare God is there; | ||
In meadows dressed in green, | In meadows dressed in green, | ||
There he's seen. | There he's seen. | ||
2. See springing waters rise, | 2. See springing waters rise, | ||
Fountains flow, rivers run; | Fountains flow, rivers run; | ||
The mist beclouds the sky, | The mist beclouds the sky, | ||
Hides the sun: | Hides the sun: | ||
Then down the rain doth pour, | Then down the rain doth pour, | ||
The ocean it doth roar, | The ocean it doth roar, | ||
And break upon the shore, | And break upon the shore, | ||
All to praise, in their lays, | All to praise, in their lays, | ||
A God that ne’er declines | A God that ne’er declines | ||
His designs. | His designs. | ||
3. The sun with all his rays, | 3. The sun with all his rays, | ||
Speaks of God as he flies; | Speaks of God as he flies; | ||
The comet in its blaze, | The comet in its blaze, | ||
God it cries. | God it cries. | ||
The shining of the stars, | The shining of the stars, | ||
The moon when she appears, | The moon when she appears, | ||
His dreadful name declares: | His dreadful name declares: | ||
See them fly through the sky, | See them fly through the sky, | ||
And join the silent sound | And join the silent sound | ||
From the ground.}} | From the ground.}} | ||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
4. Then let my station be, | 4. Then let my station be, | ||
Here in life, where I see | Here in life, where I see | ||
The sacred trinity | The sacred trinity | ||
All agree, | All agree, | ||
In all the works he’s made, | In all the works he’s made, | ||
The forest and the glade. | The forest and the glade. | ||
Nor let me be afraid, | Nor let me be afraid, | ||
Though I dwell in the hill, | Though I dwell in the hill, | ||
Where nature’s works declare | Where nature’s works declare | ||
God is there. | God is there. | ||
5. God did to Moses show, | 5. God did to Moses show, | ||
Glories more than Peru; | Glories more than Peru; | ||
His face alone withdrew | His face alone withdrew | ||
From the view. | From the view. | ||
Mount Sinai was the place, | Mount Sinai was the place, | ||
Where God did show his grace; | Where God did show his grace; | ||
And Moses sang his praise, | And Moses sang his praise, | ||
See him rise near the skies: | See him rise near the skies: | ||
And view old Canaan's ground | And view old Canaan's ground | ||
All around. | All around. | ||
6. Elijah’s servant views | 6. Elijah’s servant views | ||
From the hill and declares, | From the hill and declares, | ||
A little cloud appears, | A little cloud appears, | ||
Dry your tears: | Dry your tears: | ||
Our Lord transfigured is, | Our Lord transfigured is, | ||
With those blest saints of his, | With those blest saints of his, | ||
As faith the witnesses: | As faith the witnesses: | ||
See them shine all divine. | See them shine all divine. | ||
While Olive’s Mount is blest | While Olive’s Mount is blest | ||
With the rest.}} | With the rest.}} | ||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
7. Not India hills of gold, | 7. Not India hills of gold, | ||
With wonders, we are told. | With wonders, we are told. | ||
Nor seraphs strong and bold, | Nor seraphs strong and bold, | ||
Can unfold | Can unfold | ||
The mountain Calvary, | The mountain Calvary, | ||
Where Christ our Lord did die; | Where Christ our Lord did die; | ||
Hark! hear the God-man cry, | Hark! hear the God-man cry, | ||
Mountains quake, heavens shake, | Mountains quake, heavens shake, | ||
When God, their Author’s ghost, | When God, their Author’s ghost, | ||
Leaves their coast. | Leaves their coast. | ||
8. And now from Calvary, | 8. And now from Calvary, | ||
We may stand and espy, | We may stand and espy, | ||
Beyond this lower sky, | Beyond this lower sky, | ||
Far on high, | Far on high, | ||
Mount Zion’s spicy hill, | Mount Zion’s spicy hill, | ||
Where saints and angels dwell; | Where saints and angels dwell; | ||
Hark! hear them sing and tell | Hark! hear them sing and tell | ||
Of their Lord, with accord, | Of their Lord, with accord, | ||
And join in Moses’ song, | And join in Moses’ song, | ||
Heart and tongue. | Heart and tongue. | ||
9. The hills are honored thus, | 9. The hills are honored thus, | ||
By our Lord in his course, | By our Lord in his course, | ||
Let them not be by us | Let them not be by us | ||
Called a curse; | Called a curse; | ||
Forbid it mighty King, | Forbid it mighty King, | ||
But rather let us sing. | But rather let us sing. | ||
While hills and valleys ring; | While hills and valleys ring; | ||
Echoes fly through the sky, | Echoes fly through the sky, | ||
And heaven hears the sound | And heaven hears the sound | ||
From the ground.}} | From the ground.}} | ||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
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{{bottom}} | {{bottom}} | ||
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-04-04). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 76 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note version, as written in 1805. All nine stanzas included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-04-04). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All nine stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Honor to the Hills
First Line: Through all this world below
Composer: Jeremiah Ingalls
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 63. 66. 66. 63
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1805 in Ingalls' The Christian Harmony, pp. 47-48, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: This is a folk hymn (Jackson 1953a, no. 142), based on a 17th-century ballad, Captain Kidd. Considerably revised by Alexander Johnson in 1818, rewritten in A minor for four voices; this revision forms the basis for the three-voice Captain Kidd in Southern Harmony, p. 50. Words by an unknown author, before 1800; nine stanzas in Ingalls 1805. Porter and Garst (1979) found more than twenty tunes in this unusual meter, including the present one.
References:
- Jackson, George Pullen. 1953a. Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America, Second Edition. Locust Valley, New York: J. J. Augustin. 254 pp.
- Porter, Ellen Jane, and John F. Garst. 1979. More tunes in the Captain Kidd meter. The Hymn 30(3): 252-262.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text 1. Through all this world below, |
4. Then let my station be, |
7. Not India hills of gold, |
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