[I saw One hanging on a tree] (Excell 13332)

[I saw One hanging on a tree] (Excell 13332)

Composer: E. O. Excell
Published in 25 hymnals


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Composer: E. O. Excell

Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville,… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [I saw One hanging on a tree] (Excell 13332)
Composer: E. O. Excell
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 13332 21135 55431
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Piano and Organ Duet

  • With Heart and Hands and Voices: Organ - Piano Duets
    Composer/Editor John F. Wilson
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1983) pp. 42

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3043
Text: I Saw One Hanging on a Tree
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Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Himnos de la Iglesia #129

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Hymns of Faith #145

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Rejoice Hymns #288

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Sing Joyfully #240

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Small Church Music #6331

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #11

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The Cyber Hymnal #3043

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