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[Sing me the song my mother sang]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 55131 16551 12321 Used With Text: My Mother's Song

My Mother's Song

Author: J. E. Ramsey Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Sing me the song my mother sang Used With Tune: [Sing me the song my mother sang]

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Author: J. E. Ramsey Hymnal: Coronation Hymns #84 (1913) First Line: Sing me the song my mother sang Lyrics: 1 Sing me the song my mother sang In accents sweet and low, That dear old song she sang to me In childhood long ago. Me thinks I hear her voice again, And see her smiling face, As when she sang that sweet refrain Of God's Amazing Grace. 2 O sing it as she sang that day, So tender and so sweet, When penitent I knelt to pray, Before the mercy-seat. It seemed a song from angel tongue, My broken heart to bless, When mother sang that dear old song Of God's Amazing Grace. 3 Sing me the dear old song again, It brings a sweet relief; 'T was mother's song in joy or pain, Her balm for ev'ry grief. In vale or on the mountain steep, She sang he song of praise,— The Lord my soul will safely keep, Thro' His Amazing Grace. 4 Sing as she sang, with faith so strong, When called by angel band, to join her song with seraph throng, In heav'n's sweet summer land. Still singing God's redeeming love, His glory on her face, She winged her way to realms above, Thro' God's Amazing Grace. Languages: English Tune Title: [Sing me the song my mother sang]

My Mother's Song

Author: J. E. Ramsey Hymnal: The New Make Christ King #160 (1914) First Line: Sing me the song my mother sang Languages: English Tune Title: [Sing me the song my mother sang]

My Mother's Song

Author: J. E. Ramsey Hymnal: Diadems #194 (1913) First Line: Sing me the song my mother sang Languages: English Tune Title: [Sing me the song my mother sang]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[Sing me the song my mother sang]" Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry