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- Brethren,_We_Have_Met_Together abstract ""Brethren, We Have Met Together" 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 Columbian Harmony, 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.".
- Brethren,_We_Have_Met_Together comment ""Brethren, We Have Met Together" 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 Columbian Harmony, 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.".