By William Cleary
| Title | Year | Type | Files | First line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem on the Creator | 2022 | Anthem | In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. | |
| Crimson L.M. | 2022 | Plain tune | O righteous God, thou judge supreme | |
| Sepulchre L.M. | 2022 | The Sepulchres, how thick they stand | ||
| Darkness P.M. | 2021 | Pilgrims of the earth who roam, | ||
| Destruction S.M.D. | 2021 | Fuging tune | O foolish, senseless ones, | |
| Epiphonema 10s & 11s | 2021 | Set piece | Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise; | |
| Forlorn C.M. | 2021 | Plain tune | Why has my God my soul forsook, | |
| Injustice 8s | 2021 | Fuging tune | Judges, who rule the world by laws, | |
| Lustre 8s | 2021 | Oft have I read the sacred book, | ||
| Olney New 8s & 7s | 2021 | Full of trembling expectation, | ||
| Over L.M. | 2021 | Plain tune | The Lord proclaims his pow'r abroad | |
| Pious Bands C.M. | 2021 | Gospel song + chorus | Lo! What an entertaining sight | |
| Provision C.M. | 2021 | Plain tune | Save me, O Lord, from ev'ry foe; | |
| Reviving Light S.M. | 2021 | Fuging tune | How heavy is the night | |
| St Paul’s Hill L.M. | 2021 | Fuging tune | The praise of God shall fill my soul | |
| The Blameless Walk L.M. | 2021 | Folk hymn + refrain | Who shall ascend the heav'nly place, | |
| The Road from Idumea C.M.D. | 2021 | What might man, or might God, | ||
| Thirty-Second S.M. | 2021 | Set piece | O blessed souls are they, | |
| Wright 6s | 2021 | Fuging tune | Lord of the worlds above, | |
| April Day | 2020 | Plain tune | Life is like an April day, | |
| Arbury Court S.M. | 2020 | Part song | My God, to thee I call— | |
| Carlton S.M.D. | 2020 | Fuging tune | Alas! my spirits sink! | |
| Charity Hymn L.M. | 2020 | Fuging tune | Our Father God! who hear'st the cry | |
| Durnford C.M.D. | 2020 | Part song | We view by faith the glorious day, | |
| Elhanan’s Birthday L.M. | 2020 | Fuging tune | Thus far thy providential care | |
| Forsook C.M. | 2020 | The word of God appeared to me, | ||
| Holy Eye S.M.D. | 2020 | Fuging tune | The Father's holy eye | |
| Jesus Green S.M. | 2020 | We now with gladness tell | ||
| John 12:32 C.M. | 2020 | And if I should be lifted up | ||
| John Beheld 6s | 2020 | When favour'd John beheld | ||
| Orchard Park L.M. | 2020 | Fuging tune | I sing the majesty divine, | |
| Parenthood L.M. | 2020 | Ask, and it shall be given you; | ||
| The Dying Wife P.M. | 2020 | Plain tune | Beloved the hour has come-- | |
| The Magdalene C.M.D. | 2020 | Fuging tune | She cometh to the house of God, | |
| Widowhood L.M.D. | 2020 | Part song | Let heav'n and earth united sing, | |
| Wings of Love 6s | 2020 | Plain tune | God of the first grey dawn! | |
| Wynbourne L.M. | 2020 | Plain tune | There's none so holy as the Lord, | |
| Mournful Joy C.M.D. | 2019 | Fuging tune | Alas! I knew not what I did; | |
| Oak of Weeping | 2019 | Anthem | Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, | |
| Song of the Well C.M. | 2019 | Fuging tune | Spring up, O well! Sing unto it, | |
| Boldness S.M. | 2018 | Fuging tune | Why do the gentiles rage? | |
| Burrell’s Field S.M.D. | 2018–21 | Fuging tune | Our bodies soon must die, | |
| Decatur L.M.D. | 2018 | What! Never speak one evil word, | ||
| Gathergood C.M. | 2018 | Plain tune | Beneath heaven's open azure dome, | |
| Reproach C.M. | 2018 | Plain tune | Curs'd is the man who trusts in man | |
| Seven Wells S.M. | 2018 | Fuging tune | Jesus, we thus obey | |
| Susa Rejoices | 2018 | Anthem | Mordechai came out from the presence of the king, | |
| Clare Chapel 7s | 2017 | Plain tune | Haste again, ye days of grace, |
About
I discovered shapenote singing on YouTube in 2016, and started taking part in 2017. I started trying to write my own hymns later that year. In terms of texts, I’m most interested in using poetry by Christian Universalist hymn writers, who have largely been forgotten. Anthems are enjoyable to write too.
For my 25th birthday I went to the Wears Valley Convention, a 2-day convention using the New Harp of Columbia in East Tennessee. On the same trip I sung Christian Harmony in Athens, GA and Sacred Harp in Alpharetta, GA.
Outside of Sacred Harp I’m also into Irish traditional music: I play the guitar and tenor banjo, and enjoy writing dance tunes in that style as well.