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Jesus' Little Lamb

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Jesus' little lamb am I Used With Tune: [Jesus' little lamb am I]

[Jesus' little lamb am I]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: G. E. M. Incipit: 55545 16535 13354 Used With Text: Jesus' Little Lamb

[Jesus' little lamb am I]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 53333 42422 23655 Used With Text: Jesus' Little Lamb

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Jesus' Little Lamb

Author: G. E. M. Hymnal: Sunday Songs for Little Children #31 (1899) First Line: Jesus' little lamb am I Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus' little lamb am I]

Jesus' Little Lamb

Hymnal: Singing on the Way #111 (1882) First Line: Jesus' little lamb am I Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus' little lamb am I]

Jesus' little lamb am I

Author: George Edward Martin Hymnal: The Crowning Triumph #d60 (1879)

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[Jesus' little lamb am I]" in Singing on the Way 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/

George Edward Martin

b. 1851 Person Name: G. E. M. Author of "Jesus' Little Lamb" in Sunday Songs for Little Children George Edward Martin – Martin left his charge in St. Louis, MO, in 1898. For two years following he was pastor of the Holland Memorial Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and then spent a year and a half in rest and travel. He was installed pastor of the Kirk Street congregational Church in Lowell, Mass., March 3, 1902. He received the degree of D.D. from Wabash College in 1895, and also from Park College, MO. He is the author of “Sermons and Sermon Rhymes,” and “Sunday Songs for Little Children,” and has given much time and study to the writing of hymns and tunes for children. Address, 48 Deer Cove, Lynn, Mass. --Biographical Record of the Class of 1872, Yale College, Volume 3 By Yale university. Class of 1872