LULLABY (Geibel)

LULLABY (Geibel)

Composer: Adam Geibel, 1855-1933
Published in 6 hymnals


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Composer: Adam Geibel, 1855-1933

Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LULLABY (Geibel)
Composer: Adam Geibel, 1855-1933
Meter: 11.11.11.12
Incipit: 33332 15555 36665
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #6145
Text: Sleep, My Little Jesus
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The Cyber Hymnal #6145

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