[Christ who left His home in glory]

[Christ who left His home in glory]

Composer: Abram Bowman Kolb
Published in 10 hymnals


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Composer: Abram Bowman Kolb

Born: November 10, 1862, near Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, Canada. Died: March 15, 1925. Buried: Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana. After graduating from high school, Kolb taught for four years, including a year in America, where his pupils reportedly included Orville and Wilbur Wright, later inventors of the airplane. In 1886, Kolb moved to Elkhart, Indiana, and became an assistant editor at the Mennonite Publishing Company owned by John F. Funk. He eventually worked his way up to serve as editor-in-chief, then vice-president of the company until a year before his death. He also edited Words of Cheer and Herald der Wahrheit, and translated many manuscripts being prepared for publication, among them the Enchiridion of Anaba… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Christ who left His home in glory]
Composer: Abram Bowman Kolb
Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain
Incipit: 53157 65653 65543
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1136
Text: Christ, Who Left His Home in Glory
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #126

Hymnal #283

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The Cyber Hymnal #1136

Text

Voices Together #361

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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