Hezekiah Moors

Life

Born: 3 December 1775, Shirley, Massachusetts

Died: 1814, Union, New York

Biography

Hezekiah Moors was a farmer, surveyor, and composer. He married Lydia Page of Groton, Massachusetts in Groton on August 3, 1797. In 1809 he published Province Harmony, the source of all his compositions.

List of choral works

A. SORTED BY TITLE

1. Psalm-tunes  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Albany Ashford Ashley Athens Dalton Decay Embden Galatia Kellyvale Landsgrove Langdon Medford Mortality Mount Holly Mount Vernon Nativity Norway Orange Pittsford Plainfield Quebeck Sheldon Shirley Thetford Translation Ulham Utica Wallingsford Westford Woodford Woodstock Yarmouth Zaara Zina

2. Set pieces  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Amen Ascension Attleborough Bashan Close of the Day Condescension Funeral Dirge Holliston Holon Montreal Redemption Reformation Rehoboth Restoration Rome Victory Zion

3. Anthems By the offense of one I will praise thee, O Lord Make a joyful noise O the depth of the riches Sing unto God, ye kingdoms

B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE

By the offense of one Come saints, adore Jehovah's name Faithful and true, the man divine Glory to God on high God is my everlasting aid Good is the Lord, the heavenly King Hosanna to the Son How did thy word my heart engage How jarring and how low How vain are all things here below I will praise thee, O Lord In humble notes our faith adores In vain the sons of earth and hell

Jesus the righteous! Lo, he dies Kingdoms and thrones to God belong Life is a span, a fleeting hour Life, like a vain amusement, flies Lord, shall it be forever said Make a joyful noise unto the Lord May we have grace and peace from God Not all the blood of beasts Not from the dust affliction grows O come, loud anthems let us sing O let my soul absorbed be O tell me no more O the depth of the riches

Remember, Lord, our mortal state Sing to the Lord aloud Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth The day is past and gone The night draws near, we must away Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls To God the mighty Lord We lie in shadows of the night When God revealed his gracious name When I with pleasing wonder stand When the first parents of our race Ye heavens rejoice in Jesus' grace Ye that delight to serve the Lord

 
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Publications

• Moors, Hezekiah. 1809. The Province Harmony: Being an Original Composition of Airs. Boston: Author. 140 pp.

References

• Mooar, George. 1901. Abraham Mooar and his Descendants. Boston: Charles H. Pope. 97 pp.
• Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.

External links

• The Province Harmony on State of Vermont's web site