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There is a city fair and bright

Appears in 12 hymnals

[There is a city fair and bright]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 32351 71147 47653 Used With Text: The Eternal City

OAKLEY

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anon. Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13555 65553 51321 Used With Text: There is a city, fair and bright

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The Eternal City

Author: *** Hymnal: Sixty Scripture Songs #57 (1890) First Line: There is a city fair and bright Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a city fair and bright]

There is a city, fair and bright

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #993 (1886) Lyrics: 1 There is a city, fair and bright, That eye hath never seen, Where ever dwelleth pure delight, And heavenly praise serene. High walls of precious gems and gold Secure from every ill; Unheard-of-bliss and joys untold Within its borders dwell. 2 There living waters ceaseless flow From out the heavenly throne; There fairest fruits perennial grow, And want is never known. Nor sun by day nor moon by night This heavenly city needs, But glory sheds a crystal light That never wanes nor fades. 3 Nor sin nor sorrow cometh there, Nor ever death nor pain, In love abiding, free from care, The saints forever reign. Among the many mansions there, O, is there one for me? Dear Lord, an humble place prepare, That I may dwell with thee. Topics: Reward of Saints Tune Title: OAKLEY

That city, fair and bright

Author: J. L. Chastain Hymnal: Sweetest Praises #d229 (1916) First Line: There is a city, fair and bright Refrain First Line: O city bright Languages: English

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "There is a city, fair and bright" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[There is a city fair and bright]" in Sixty Scripture Songs Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman