James P. Carrell

Life

Born: 13 February 1787, Washington County, Virginia

Died: 28 October 1854

Biography

James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements.

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List of choral works

1. Compositions of James P. Carrell

1a. Psalm-Tunes

Anticipation Arabia Bethesda Bethlehem Broomsgrove Calvary New Christian Soldier Complaint Devizes

The Dying Penitent Ebenezer Elevation Evening Hymn Funeral Funeral Hymn Geneva Hanover Hermon

Hosanna Intercession Invitation Jubilee Judgment Lebanon Lexington Messiah The Moldering Vine

Morning Star Mourner New Year Palestine Passover Perseverance The Pilgrim's Song Praise Protection

Refuge Repentance Sharon Solemn Thought St. Johns Staunton Sunbury Sussex Sylvestes

Sympathy Triumph Wantage Watchman Westbury

1b. Anthems and Set-Pieces

Christmas Anthem

Gospel Trumpet

The Incarnation

New Jerusalem

2. Arrangements by James P. Carrell of the works of others

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3. Arrangements of James P. Carrell works by others

• Jewin Street

B. BY FIRST LINE

Ah! whither should I go All glory to God in the sky Am I a soldier of the cross Awake, Jerusalem, awake As on the cross the Savior hung Blow ye the trumpet, blow Come let us anew Our journey renew Come, my friends, and taste with me Come, my soul, and let us try Come, O thou traveler unknown Come on, my partners in distress Come, thou fount of every blessing Come ye sinners, poor and needy From all that dwell delow the skies From all that's mortal, all that's vain God of my salvation, hear Hail, ye sighing sons of sorrow Hark, how the gospel trumpet sounds He comes! He comes! to judge the world

How happy every child of grace Jesus, let thy pitying eye Jesus, lover of my soul Lamb of God for sinners slain Lamb of God for sinners slain Let every saint above Lo, he comes with clouds descending Lo! he cometh, countless trumpets Long had the voice of prophecy foretold Lord! what a wretched land is this My God, the spring of all my joys My soul, triumphant in the Lord Now let our lips with holy fear O glorious hope of perfect love O tell me no more O tell me no more O thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Our journey is a thorny maze

Rejoice for a brother deceased Rejoice for a brother deceased Remember, sinful youth, you must die Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive Still out of the deepest abyss The day is past and gone The Lord my pasture shall prepare This life's a dream, an empty show Tis Jesus protects me, my fears now remove Twas on that dark, that doleful night Weary souls, who wander wide When thou my righteous Judge shall come With earnest longings of the mind With glorious clouds encompassed round Ye worlds of light, that roll so near

 
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Publications

• Carrell, James P. 1821. Songs of Zion, Being a Small Collection of Tunes, Chiefly Original. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Ananias Davisson. 56 pp., missing pages at end.
• Clayton, David L., and James P. Carrell. 1831. The Virginia Harmony: A New and Choice Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems and Set Pieces. Winchester, Virginia: Samuel H. Davis. 167 pp.

References

• Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.

External links

• Find-A-Grave.com