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In the Beautiful Light

Author: E. M. Lewis Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree Refrain First Line: The beautiful light

[How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 55453 13543 44434 Used With Text: In the Beautiful Light

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Author: E. M. Lewis Hymnal: Rich in Blessing #122 (1894) First Line: How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree Refrain First Line: The beautiful light! Languages: English Tune Title: [How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree]

In the Beautiful Light

Author: E. M. Lewis Hymnal: Praise and Rejoicing #201 (1904) First Line: How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree Refrain First Line: The beautiful light Languages: English Tune Title: [How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[How green is the hillside; how fresh is each tree]" in Praise and Rejoicing 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 Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/