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[Beautiful the little hands]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Incipit: 54336 65671 76532 Used With Text: Beautiful the Little Hands

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Beautiful the Little Hands

Author: T. Corben, D.D. Appears in 39 hymnals Refrain First Line: Beautiful, beautiful little hands Used With Tune: [Beautiful the little hands]

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Beautiful the Little Hands

Author: T. Corben, D.D. Hymnal: Loving Voices #35 (1887) Refrain First Line: Beautiful, beautiful little hands Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful the little hands]
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Beautiful the Little Hands

Author: T. Corben, D.D. Hymnal: The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #287 (1888) Refrain First Line: Beautiful, beautiful little hands Languages: English Tune Title: [Beautiful the little hands]

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R. G. Staples

b. 1833 Composer of "[Beautiful the little hands]" in The Standard Sunday School Hymnal 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)

T. Corben

Person Name: T. Corben, D.D. Author of "Beautiful the Little Hands" in The Standard Sunday School Hymnal 19th Century Currently, our only data on Corben is that he was a minister, apparently American. --www.hymntime.com/tch/
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