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The Story of the Cross
Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Above the sweetest songs of earth Refrain First Line: 'Tis the old, old story
The Story of the Cross
[Above the sweetest songs of earth]
Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 51176 76551 17125 Used With Text: The Story of the Cross
[Above the sweetest songs of earth]
The Story of the Cross
Author: Carrie E. Breck Hymnal: Life Songs #17 (1916) First Line: Above the sweetest songs of earth Refrain First Line: 'Tis the old, old story Topics: Adoration; Christ Christ, the Redeemer; Christ Christ's Suffering and Death; Evangelistic Entreaty; Redemption Languages: English Tune Title: [Above the sweetest songs of earth]
The Story of the Cross
The Story of the Cross
Author: Carrie E. Breck Hymnal: Favorite Sacred Songs #2 (1912) First Line: Above the sweetest songs of earth Refrain First Line: 'Tis the old, old story Languages: English Tune Title: [Above the sweetest songs of earth]
The Story of the Cross
The Story of the Cross
Author: Carrie E. Breck Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 #6 (1904) First Line: Above the sweetest songs of earth Refrain First Line: Tis the old old story Languages: English Tune Title: [Above the sweetest songs of earth]
The Story of the Cross
Carrie Ellis Breck
1855 - 1934 Person Name: Carrie E. Breck Author of "The Story of the Cross" in Northfield Hymnal Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersy, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.
Carrie Ellis Breck
George C. Stebbins
1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[Above the sweetest songs of earth]" in Northfield Hymnal 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.
(www.hymntime.com/tch)
George C. Stebbins
