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God, the Great Teacher

Author: Florence C. Armstrong

Armstrong, Florence Catherine, daughter of William Armstrong, M.D., of Collooney, Co. Sligo, Ireland, born March 18, 1843. Her well-known hymn:— 0 to be over yonder [Longing for Heaven] was written in 1862, and published without her consent in the British Herald, Feb. 1865, p. 24, and dated "Jan., 1865." It soon attained an extended circulation, and was given in several collections. In 1875 Miss Armstrong acknowledged the authorship in her work, The King in His Beauty and Other Poems. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I asked the little joyous bird
Title: God, the Great Teacher
Author: Florence C. Armstrong
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ELLACOMBE

Published in a chapel hymnal for the Duke of Würtemberg (Gesangbuch der Herzogl, 1784), ELLACOMBE (the name of a village in Devonshire, England) was first set to the words "Ave Maria, klarer und lichter Morgenstern." During the first half of the nineteenth century various German hymnals altered the…

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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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A Book of Song and Service #76

A Book of Song and Service #76

Bright Blossoms of Song #d27

Bright Blossoms of Song #d27

Heart and Voice #d109

Heart and Voice #d109
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Heart and Voice #170

Heart and Voice #170
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Hymnal for Primary Classes #195

Hymnal for Primary Classes #195
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Hymnal for Primary Classes #195

Hymnal for Primary Classes #195

New Starry Crown for the Sabbath School #d20

New Starry Crown for the Sabbath School #d20

Songs of Work and Worship #d52

Songs of Work and Worship #d52

Sunbeams Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Combined #d35

Sunbeams Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Combined #d35

The Crowning Triumph #d49

The Crowning Triumph #d49

The Little Hymn Book #d33

The Little Hymn Book #d33
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The Sunday School Hymnary #8

The Sunday School Hymnary #8
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