[Let us gather up the sunbeams] (Vail)

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[Let us gather up the sunbeams] (Vail)

Composer: S. J. Vail
Published in 66 hymnals


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Composer: S. J. Vail

In his youth Silas Jones Vail learned the hatter's trade at Danbury, Ct. While still a young man, he went to New York and took employment in the fashionable hat store of William H. Beebe. Later he established himself in business as a hatter at 118 Fulton Street, where he was for many years successful. But the conditions of trade changed, and he could not change with them. After his failure in 1869 or 1870 he devoted his entire time and attention to music. He was the writer of much popular music for use in churches and Sunday schools. Pieces of music entitled "Scatter Seeds of Kindness," "Gates Ajar," "Close to Thee," "We Shall Sleep, but not Forever," and "Nothing but Leaves" were known to all church attendants twenty years ago. Fanny Crosb… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Let us gather up the sunbeams] (Vail)
Composer: S. J. Vail
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D with refrain
Incipit: 55111 11771 22231
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1880189019001910192019301940195019601970050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5940
Text: Scatter Seeds of Kindness
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The Cyber Hymnal #5940

Include 65 pre-1979 instances
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