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[Often the burdens of life]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Albert E. Brumley Incipit: 56656 53232 15665

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Keep Me Close to Thy Heart

Author: A. E. B. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Often the burdens of life Refrain First Line: Keep me each step of the way Used With Tune: [Often the burdens of life]

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Keep Me Close to Thy Heart

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Universal Songs and Hymns #5 (1949) First Line: Often the burdens of life Refrain First Line: Keep me each step of the way Languages: English Tune Title: [Often the burdens of life]

Keep Me Close to Thy Heart

Author: A. E. B. Hymnal: Peaceful Echoes #6 (1948) First Line: Often the burdens of life Refrain First Line: Keep me each step of the way Languages: English Tune Title: [Often the burdens of life]

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Albert E. Brumley

1905 - 1977 Person Name: A. E. B. Author of "Keep Me Close to Thy Heart" in Peaceful Echoes Born: October 29, 1905, near Spiro, Oklahoma. Died: November 15, 1977, Springfield, Missouri. Buried: Fox Cemetery, Powell, Missouri. Brumley attended the Hartford Musical Institute in Hartford, Arkansas, and sang with the Hartford Quartet. He went on to teach at singing schools in the Ozarks, and lived most of his life in Powell, Missouri. He worked for 34 years a staff writer for the Hartford and Stamps/Baxter publishing companies, then founded the Albert E. Brumley & Sons Music Company and Country Gentlemen Music, and bought the Hartford Music Company. He wrote over 800 Gospel and other songs during his life; the Country Song Writers Hall of Fame inducted him in 1970. © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)
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