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The Life and Choral Works of Jester Hairston
Table 1. Jester Hairston’s Published Works

Year
Title Voicing Instrumentation Additional Notes
Published

Amen 1957 SATB, solo; SAB; SSA; Unaccompanied
TTBB

Angels Rolled De Stone Away 1960 SSATB; TTBB Piano Easter spiritual

Christmas Gift 1955 SSATBB opt solo; Piano
SAB

Christmas in de Tropics 1970 SSATBB, solo Unaccompanied

Crucifixion 1952 SAATTBB Unaccompanied

Deep River 1951 SATTBB, alto solo Unaccompanied

Dis Ol’ Hammer 1957 SSATB Unaccompanied

Dis Train 1954 SSATB Unaccompanied

Don’t Be Weary Traveler 1955 SSATB Unaccompanied

Elijah Rock 1955 SSATB; SSA Unaccompanied

Free at Last 1960 SSATB Unaccompanied Arranged by Hairston and
Harry Robert Wilson

Give Me Jesus 1960 SATB, soprano solo Piano Arranged by Hairston and
Harry Robert Wilson

Go Down in de Lonesome Valley 1965 SSAATBB Unaccompanied

Go Tell it on the Mountains 1967 SSATB Unaccompanied

God’s Gonna Buil’ up Zion’s Wall 1960 SSATB Unaccompanied Cover page indicates the
work was arranged by both
Hairston and Harry Robert
Wilson. However, Wilson’s
name is not included with
Hairston’s on the first page
of music.

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