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PRESSLY

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Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel

Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: PRESSLY
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6
Incipit: 13331 65535 42234
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

How Good and Pleasant Is the SightThe Good Man's Steps Are Led ArightOtherHighcharts.com
How Good and Pleasant Is the Sight

The Good Man's Steps Are Led Aright

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PRESSLY is one of the many (now often forgotten) hymn tunes and gospel songs composed by Charles H. Gabriel (PHH 24). With a copyright date of l901, the tune first appeared with this text in the 1912 Psalter.

Sing in harmony as a testimony of our harmonious love! Well-trained choirs should lead the congregation in singing this hymn in two long lines rather than six short phrases.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

Notes

PRESSLY is one of the many (now often forgotten) hymn tunes and gospel songs composed by Charles H. Gabriel (PHH 24). With a copyright date of l901, the tune first appeared with this text in the 1912 Psalter.

Sing in harmony as a testimony of our harmonious love! Well-trained choirs should lead the congregation in singing this hymn in two long lines rather than six short phrases.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19101920193019401950196019701980199020002010050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1970
Text: The Good Man's Steps Are Led Aright
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #2376
Text: How Good and Pleasant Is the Sight
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #514
Text: How Good and Pleasant Is the Sight
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
Text InfoTune InfoTextScoreAudioPage Scan

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #514

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #514
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1970

The Cyber Hymnal #1970
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2376

The Cyber Hymnal #2376
TextPage Scan

Trinity Psalter Hymnal #133B

Trinity Psalter Hymnal #133B
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