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Sweet Child, Look Upward
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sweet child, look upward to the sky Refrain First Line: Look up! Look up! Used With Tune: [Sweet child, look upward to the sky]
Sweet Child, Look Upward
[Sweet child, look upward to the sky]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Used With Text: Sweet Child, Look Upward
[Sweet child, look upward to the sky]
Sweet Child, Look Upward
Hymnal: Gospel Echoes #52 (1877) First Line: Sweet child, look upward to the sky Refrain First Line: Look up! Look up! Languages: English Tune Title: [Sweet child, look upward to the sky]
Sweet Child, Look Upward
Look up, look up, all nature speaks
Hymnal: The Sabbath Chimes #d233 (1859) First Line: Sweet child, look upward to the sky
Look up, look up, all nature speaks
R. G. Staples
b. 1833 Composer of "[Sweet child, look upward to the sky]" in Gospel Echoes Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA.
Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)
R. G. Staples
