Short Name: | Alex Burns |
Full Name: | Burns, Alex, 1898- |
Birth Year: | 1898 |
From "Souvenir of Alex Burns Night" 20 February 1977, by Alfred B. Smith:
Alex Burns was born in the bonnie land of Scotland in the year 1898. His was a humble but Godly home in which music played an important part. His father, a member of the Salvation Army, could play several instruments and often father, mother, and their four children would gather round to sing and play the grand old hymns. [. . .] In 1923 Alex came to America and it was at Philadelphia that he wrote his first chorus "Christ for Me." [. . . ].
Tunes by Alex Burns (4)![]() | As | Instances | Incipit |
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[Blessed Calvary] | Alex Burns (Composer) | 2 | |
[Christ for me. Yes, it's Christ for me] | Alex Burns (Composer) | 12 | 65371 32671 2751 |
[Get the new look from the old Book] | Alex Burns (Composer) | 2 | |
[Look away! Look Away] | Alex Burns (Composer) | 2 |