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February 8, 2025

Tune Showcase: Waugh

Categories: Hymnody Music

Metre: Short Metre (6.6.8.6.)
Composer: Ralph Harrison (1748-1810)

“Ralph Harrison was an English nonconformist minister, composer and tutor.”
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Harrison)

Instances

The tune Waugh is found in the following hymnals:

1888 Hymn and Tune Book
– Hymns 30-33

1908 Christ in Song
– Hymn #404, Bless the Lord

1941 Church Hymnal
– Hymn #172, Come, Sound His Praise

Video

Page Scan

Lyrics

Hymns and Tunes (1886)
Hymn #30

Verse 1
Come, ye who love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord;
And thus surround the throne.

Verse 2
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.

Verse 3
The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.

Verse 4
Then let our songs abound
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground
To fairer worlds on high.

— Ralph Harrison

Audio Demo

Alternate Texts/Lyrics

You can try the tune with several lyrics that also feature the Short Metre:
– My Maker and My King: CH#71 and SDAH#15
– We Love Thy Sabbath Lord: SDAH#390
– At First I Prayed For Light: CH#328 and SDAH#488