Oliver Holden

Life

Born: 18 September 1765

Died: 4 September 1844

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Psalm-Tunes

All Hail the Pow'r of Jesus' Name   ( ) Camden (The God of glory sends His summons forth)     (2 editions available) Commemoration (Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry)     (2 editions available) Confession (Lord, 'tis against Thy face)     (2 editions available) Deliverance (Soon shall I quit this mortal shore)     (2 editions available) Dix-Hills (Too many, Lord, abuse Thy grace)     (2 editions available) Lynnfield (My God, permit me not to be)     (2 editions available) Mercy Seat (Jesus, where-e'er Thy people meet)     (2 editions available)

Protection (My God, the steps of pious men)     (2 editions available) Rapture (Sweet is the work, my God, my King)     (2 editions available) Retirement (Far from the world, O Lord, I flee)     (2 editions available) Romelia (How sweet and aweful is the place)     (2 editions available) Sincerity ('Tis a point I long to know)     (2 editions available) Submission (God of my life, look gently down)     (2 editions available) West End (Awake, our souls, away, our fears)   ( )

Anthems

• Psalm for Thanksgiving Day (Let every creature join)     (2 editions available)

Publications

• Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1786. The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas. Edition 2, 1788. Edition 3, 1791, Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Edition 4, 1792. Edition 5, 1794. Edition 6, 1797. Edition 7, 1800. Edition 8, 1803.
• Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793a. The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music, Volume 1. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. xv + 120 pp.
• Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793b. The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music, Volume 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. ii + 176 pp.
• Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1803. The Charlestown Collection of Sacred Songs, Adapted to Public and Private Devotion. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 80 pp.

References

• Kroeger, Karl. 1977. Isaiah Thomas as a music publisher. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 86:321-341.
• Music, David W., Editor. 1998. Oliver Holden (1765-1844): Selected Works. New York, New York: Routledge. 258 pp.

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