[I am waiting by the river] (Hastings)

[I am waiting by the river] (Hastings)

Composer: Thomas Hastings
Published in 11 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
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Composer: Thomas Hastings

Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. There, amid rough frontier life, his opportunities for education were small; but at an early age he developed a taste for music, and began teaching it in 1806. Seeking a wider field, he went, in 1817, to Troy, then to Albany, and in 1823 to Utica, where he conducted a religious journal, in which he advocated his special views on church music. In 1832 he was called to New York to assume the charge of several Church Choirs, and there his last forty years were spent in great and increasing usefulness and repute. He died at New York, May 15, 1872. His aim was the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [I am waiting by the river] (Hastings)
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Incipit: 34516 15334 51712
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6458
Text: Waiting By The River
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Chapel Melodies #14

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Garlands of Praise #76

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Hymnal with Music for Children #172

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Hymnal with Music for Children #172

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Salvation Army Music #116

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Spiritualist Hymnal #46

The Children's Hymnal #41

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The Cyber Hymnal #6458

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The Gospel Temperance Hymnal and Coronation Songs #87

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The Little Seraph #132a

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Young Men's Christian Association Hymn and Tune Book #140

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