Hyrum (Beesley)
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General Information
- The actual name of this tune has yet to be verified, however the Cyberhymnal calls it Man of Grief (without a source), and the Latter-day Saints Psalmody, 1889, no. 34 (the earliest publication of the tune) calls it Hyrum.
- Composer: Unknown (some, including the Cyberhymnal) suppose this to be George Coles, although a source verifying this has yet to be identified. It appears that this article could explain how the confusion got started—it appears to have been an assumption, seeing as they could not find the tune Duane Street to compare it with.
Latter-day Saint Information
This is the tune used in the current (1985) LDS hymnal with A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, although that hymnal refers to the tune as Duane Street (which is another song entirely, though also associated with A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief). Here is a source that gives hints as to how this confusion may have begun (they apparently assumed Duane Street was this tune, having never been able to find it).
Associated Lyrics
References
- ↑ Hymn no. 34 (A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief) in the Latter-day Saints Psalmody, 1889 says these lyrics (no. 321) may also be used with this tune.
