| Title | Sweet Hour | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Sweet Hour of Prayer | |||
| Composer | William Batchelder Bradbury (1816–1868) | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute quartet |     | ||
| Key | A major | |||
| Range | D4–D6 | |||
| Time signature | 6/8 | |||
| Tempo | 40 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:50 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (50 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (413 kB) | |||
| Play-along accompaniment | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (434 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2011-04-23 | |||
| Last updated | 2011-04-23 | |||
| Download popularity index |   1.3 (average) | |||
| Categories |
Christian music, Hymn tunes | |||
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This is the tune to which William Walford's 1845 hymn “Sweet Hour of Prayer” is commonly sung. The present setting was published in 1861 by William B. Bradbury in his collection titled The Golden Chain. Bradbury composed many popular tunes, including “Jesus Loves Me” and “Just As I Am, Without One Plea”.
Thanks to Seleka for suggesting this tune!
