DELAWARE WATER GAP

DELAWARE WATER GAP

Composer: George Stebbins
Published in 6 hymnals


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Composer: George Stebbins

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 I… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: DELAWARE WATER GAP
Composer: George Stebbins
Incipit: 55151 23111 16543
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 5 Number 4 March 1989: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1989) pp. 10
  • The Church Pianist Volume 4 Number 4 March 1988: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; George Blake
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1988) pp. 12
  • The Church Pianist Volume 3 Number 4 March 1987: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; David Paxton
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1987) pp. 14

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #873
Text: Christ Is Risen!
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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The Cyber Hymnal #873

Include 5 pre-1979 instances
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