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Eugene Field

Eugene Field
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Short Name: Eugene Field
Full Name: Field, Eugene, 1850-1895
Birth Year: 1850
Death Year: 1895

Field, Eugene, an American journalist who has written somewhat extensively for children, was born at St. Louis, Missouri, Sep. 2, 1850, educated at the University of Missouri, and died Nov. 4, 1895. His published works include Little Book of Western Verse, 1889; Second Book of Verse, 1891; and Love Songs of Childhood, 1894. A limited number of his hymns are in common use in America, and specimens of his verse are given in Horder's Treasury of American Sacred Song, 1900, pp. 283-287. See also "There burns a star o'er Bethlehem town."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood".
Wikipedia Biography

TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by Eugene Field (9)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
As I was going to Bethlehem townEugene Field, 1850-1895 (Author)English3
Dearest, how it is to sayEugene Field (Author)English2
From out Cologne there came three kingsEugene Field (Author)English3
Last night, as my dear babe lay deadEugene Field (Author)English2
O hush thee little Dear-my-soulEugene Field (Author)English2
Sing, Christmas bells, this is the mornEugene Field (Author)English2
The angel host that sped last nightEugene Field (Author)English2
There burns a star over Bethlehem townEugene Field (Author)English4
Why do bells at Christmas ringEugene Field (Author)English10

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