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Only a Step to the Grave

When we gaze at the dimples of childhood

Adapter: A. B. Serbren
Tune: [When we gaze at the dimples of childhood]
Published in 2 hymnals

Adapter: A. B. Serbren

Arthur B. Sebren, was born August 15, 1879 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He was the third of twelve children born to Richard Henry and Sarah Jane Roe Sebren. Arthur was a vocalist, teacher, and composer and was the brother of George Washington Sebren who himself was a well-known singer, composer and publisher. Beginning in 1925, Arthur was the baritone in the Vaughan Happy Two along with tenor Cullie G. Wilson. The popular duo traveled throughout the United States and recorded under both the Vaughan and Victor labels. Arthur wrote many songs but is best remembered for "I'll Be No Stranger There", written with J.H. Alcon and recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang in 1941, and "Rockin' On The Waves", recorded by the Vaughan Quartet , the… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When we gaze at the dimples of childhood
Title: Only a Step to the Grave
Adapter: A. B. Serbren
Language: English
Refrain First Line: It is only a step to the grave
Publication Date: 1928
Copyright: Public Domain

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