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George C. Stebbins
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Short Name: George C. Stebbins
Full Name: Stebbins, George C. (George Coles), 1846-1945
Birth Year: 1846
Death Year: 1945

Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey.

At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England.

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Wikipedia Biography

George Coles Stebbins (1846–1945) was a gospel song writer. Stebbins was born February 26, 1846, in Orleans County, New York, where he spent the first 23 years of his life on a farm. In 1869 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, which marked the beginning of his musical career.

Hymnals by George C. Stebbins (22)sort descendingAsPublication Year
Christian Endeavor Edition of Gospel Hymns No. 6: Canadian ed. (words only)George C. Stebbins (Editor)1891
Christian Endeavor Edition of Sacred Songs No. 1Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1897
Church Hymns and Gospel Songs: for use in church services, prayer meetings, and other religious gatherings Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1903
Church Hymns and Gospel Songs: for use in church services, prayer meetings, and other religious servicesG. C. Stebbins (Editor)1898
Favorite Sacred Songs: containing Solos, Duetts, Quartettes and Choruses for the Church and HomeGeorge Coles Stebbins (Composer)1912
Gospel Hymns No. 3Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1878
Gospel Hymns No. 4Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1881
Gospel Hymns No. 5Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1887
Gospel Hymns No. 6Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1891
Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1894
Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined: for use in gospel meetings and other religious servicesGeo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1892
Immanuel's PraiseGeo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1914
Male Chorus No. 2: for use in Christian associations, gospel meetings, and other religious servicesGeo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1898
Northfield Hymnal: for use in evangelistic and church services, conventions, sunday schools, and all prayer and social meetings of the church and homeGeorge C. Stebbins (Editor)1904
Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined: a winnowed collection for young people's societies, church prayer meetings, evangelistic services and Sunday schoolsGeo. C. Stebbins (Music Editor)1911
Sacred Songs No. 1: compiled and arranged for use in gospel meetings, Sunday schools, prayer meetings and other religious servicesGeo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1896
Sacred Songs No. 2G. Stebbins (Editor)1899
Sacred Songs No. 2 (words ed.)G. Stebbins (Editor)1900
The Gospel Choir No. 2Geo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1895
The Greatest HymnsGeo. C. Stebbins (Editor)1924
The Male Chorus No. 1: for use in gospel meetings, Christian associations and other religious servicesGeorge C. Stebbins (Editor)1888
The New Church HymnalGeorge C. Stebbins (Editor)1926

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