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BACK TO ZION

BACK TO ZION

Composer: Orson Pratt Huish, 1851-1932
Published in 5 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Orson Pratt Huish, 1851-1932

Born: September 9, 1851, Blaenavon, Monmouth, Wales. Died: December 4, 1932, Payson, Utah. Buried: Payson, Utah. At age nine, Huish emigrated with his mother and siblings to join his father in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1861, the family went to the Utah Territory and settled in Payson, where Huish worked in farming and ranching as a youth. He later ran general stores times in Moab, Utah; Eugene, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also opened Huish Drug. Huish was a composer, but was also trained in commercial photography, making some contributions in this field and operating the firm Huish and Hinshaw. They did most of their work in Utah and Arizona. In 1880, Huish formed the "Huish Band" with his brothers Edward, Joseph, Frank… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BACK TO ZION
Composer: Orson Pratt Huish, 1851-1932
Meter: 13.13.13.14
Incipit: 51134 55666 65351
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Also published as "DAVENPORT" (e.g. LDS1985)

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #982
Text: Come, All Ye Sons of God
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
Page Scan

Himnos de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de Los Últimos Días #206

TextPage Scan

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #322

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #982

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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