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"Brethren, We Have Met Together", commonly known by the first line "Brethren, we have met to worship", is one of the oldest published American folk hymns. The lyrics were written by George Atkins and first published in 1819. The traditional tune, Holy Manna, is a pentatonic melody in Ionian mode originally published by William Moore in , a four-note shape-note tunebook, in 1829. Like most shape-note songs from that century, it is usually written in three parts. It is commonly sung as the opening song at shape-note singing events.

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  • "Brethren, We Have Met Together", commonly known by the first line "Brethren, we have met to worship", is one of the oldest published American folk hymns. The lyrics were written by George Atkins and first published in 1819. The traditional tune, Holy Manna, is a pentatonic melody in Ionian mode originally published by William Moore in , a four-note shape-note tunebook, in 1829. Like most shape-note songs from that century, it is usually written in three parts. It is commonly sung as the opening song at shape-note singing events. (en)
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  • Camp-meeting / A. Rider pinxit ; drawn on stone by H. Bridport (en)
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  • Brethren, We Have Met Together (en)
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  • by George Atkins (en)
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  • "Brethren, We Have Met Together", commonly known by the first line "Brethren, we have met to worship", is one of the oldest published American folk hymns. The lyrics were written by George Atkins and first published in 1819. The traditional tune, Holy Manna, is a pentatonic melody in Ionian mode originally published by William Moore in , a four-note shape-note tunebook, in 1829. Like most shape-note songs from that century, it is usually written in three parts. It is commonly sung as the opening song at shape-note singing events. (en)
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  • Brethren, We Have Met Together (en)
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