By Jesse P. Karlsberg
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| Tune Name and Description | First Line | Files |
| Home in Heaven. 7s. (2007) • major folk hymn • 6/4 time | Though the world may me disown, | pdf • mp3 |
| Hamrick. 7s. (2006–7) • major plain tune • 3/4 time | Lord, I would be as Thou art; | pdf • mp3 • mp3 |
| Sweetest Joys. C.P.M. (2012) • major folk hymn • 6/4 time | Say, mighty Love, and teach my song, | |
| Waddell Street. C.M. (2014) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | O land of rest for thee I sigh: | |
| Akerman. L.P.M. (2012) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, | |
| Compassion. S.M. (2007–9) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | What is it keeps me back, | pdf • mp3 |
| Farewell Brethren. C.M. (2010) • major plain tune • 3/4 time | Brethren, I bid you all farewell, | pdf • mp3 |
| Now I Was Free. (2005–9) • major ode • 4/4 time | I looked at my hand to see if … | |
| A Glimpse of Thee. L.M. (2009) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Lord, what a heav'n of saving grace | pdf • mp3 |
| Middletown. L.M.D. (2008) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | Broad is the road that leads to death | |
| Trembling Spirit. S.M. (2018) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | And am I born to die? | |
| Gadsden. L.M.D. (2013) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, | pdf • mp3 |
| Clinton. C.M. (2010) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Let every mortal ear attend, | |
| Anniston. L.M. (2013) • major plain tune • 4/4 time | Sweet is the day of sacred rest, | pdf • mp3 |
| Norfolk. S.M. (2012) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | My days are as the grass | |
| Heavenly Choir. 10s & 11s. (2010) • minor part song • 2/4 time | Ye heavenly choir, assist me to sing, | pdf • mp3 |
| Ceresa. C.P.M. (2010) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Thou God of harmony and love, | pdf • mp3 |
| Aaron's Beard. (2012) • major anthem • multiple modes of time | Behold, how good and how pleasant it is | |
| Moreland. L.M. (2016) • major plain tune • 3/4 time | I am a stranger here below, | |
| Prayer of Faith. S.M. (2007) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Hungry, and faint, and poor | |
| Everlasting Lines. C.M.D. (2018) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | Wise, just, and righteous are thy ways; | |
| Newton. C.M. (2009) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | In vain I trace creation o'er | pdf • mp3 |
| Ezekiel's Vision. (2014) • major anthem • multiple modes of time | I beheld, and lo a likeness as … | |
| Auburndale. C.M.D. (2009) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | O for a thousand tongues to sing | pdf • mp3 |
| Lee. C.M. (2013–14) • minor plain tune • 3/4 time | Not from the dust affliction grows, | |
| Rutherfordton. 11s. (2013–14) • major folk hymn • 4/4 time | O Jesus, my Savior, I know thou art mine, | |
| Peachtree. 11s & 8s. (2015–16) • major plain tune • 2/4 time | Ye objects of sense and enjoyments of time, | |
| Dearborn. S.P.M. (2008) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | When men of mischief rise | pdf • mp3 |
| Saint's Reward. L.P.M. (2008) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | For ever blessed be the Lord, | pdf • mp3 |
| Worship. 8s & 7s. (2009) • major camp meeting tune • 2/4 time | Brethren, we have met to worship, | pdf • mp3 • mp3 |
| Choccolocco. L.M. (2009) • minor fuging tune • 4/4 time | I am a stranger here below, | pdf • mp3 |
| Meditation. L.M. (2010) • minor fuging tune • 3/2 time | My God, permit me not to be | |
| Błazej. S.M. (2008) • major part song • 2/4 time | My Maker and my King, | |
| Wilscot. S.M. (2008) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Blest are the sons of peace, | pdf • mp3 |
| Eagle Lake. 8s & 7s. (2009) • minor folk hymn • 6/4 time | Dark and thorny is the desert | pdf • mp3 |
| Douglasville. C.M.D. (2008) • major fuging tune • 4/4 time | Eternal Sun of righteousness, |
About Jesse P.
I have been composing music in the styles of the Sacred Harp since 2003. I have learned about writing music from Raymond C. Hamrick, P. Dan Brittain, and Neely Bruce as well as from my fellow tune writers from the Northeastern United States, especially Aldo Ceresa, Allison Blake Steel, and Lauren Bock. My tunes "Hamrick," "Newton," and "Clinton" are included in the Northern Harmony (Fifth Edition, 2012). Another tune of mine, "A Glimpse of Thee," is included in The Sacred Harp (Revised Cooper Edition, 2012) with an alternate text under the name "National Blessings." Two more songs, "Douglasville" and "Wilscot," are included in The Shenandoah Harmony (2013). Seven songs of mine are included in issues of The Trumpet (2011–2014).
Much of my inspiration has come from studying the music of composers whose songs are in The Sacred Harp. I am particularly fond of the songs in our book by Daniel Read, William Walker, E. J. King, Sarah Lancaster, J. P. and H. S. Rees, and O. A. Parris.
I sing tenor and bass at Sacred Harp singings in Georgia, Alabama, and beyond. I serve as vice president of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company, the non-profit organization that publishes The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition, and as a member of the committee revising the tunebook. I also edit The Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter and serve as director of research for the Publishing Company's Sacred Harp Museum. I teach regularly at Camp Fasola, an annual summer camp for learning Sacred Harp singing and traditions. I research and write on the history and social context of Sacred Harp singing and wrote a doctoral dissertation on the subject titled "Folklore's Filter: Race, Place, and Sacred Harp Singing."
I would appreciate any feedback about these tunes. Please feel free to e-mail me at jesse@jpkarlsberg.com.