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

4. Secular songs No works currently available

B. SORTED BY FIRST LINE

Above what we can ask or hope All hail, happy day Blest Jesus, what delicious fare 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 Great God! how infinite art thou Hark! She bids all her friends adieu Hosanna to the Son Hosannah to our conquering King 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 age and feebleness extreme 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 Let heaven and earth rejoice 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 No burning heats by day Not all the blood of beasts Not from the dust affliction grows O come, loud anthems let us sing O for a shout of sacred joy O let my soul absorbed be O tell me no more O the depth of the riches Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee Remember, Lord, our mortal state

Shepherds, rejoice! lift up your eyes Sing to the Lord aloud Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth Soon shall I quit this mortal shore Thanks be to God, whose faithful love The day is past and gone The Lord Jehovah reigns The night draws near, we must away Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls Tis but a few whose days amount To God the mighty Lord To the haven of thy breast 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