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[Beyond the smiling and the weeping] (Stebbins)

[Beyond the smiling and the weeping] (Stebbins)

Composer: George C. Stebbins
Published in 19 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: George C. Stebbins

Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in I… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Beyond the smiling and the weeping] (Stebbins)
Composer: George C. Stebbins
Incipit: 33323 43312 17165
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 19 of 19)
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Favorite Sacred Songs #25

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Gospel Hymns No. 4 #55

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Gospel Hymns No. 5 #186

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #602

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #889

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Hymns of the Ages #594

Hymns of Zion #66

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Male Chorus No. 2 #65

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Melodies of Salvation #196

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Melodies of Salvation #196

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Northfield Hymnal #193

Our Sunday-School Songs #129

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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #213

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Sacred Songs & Solos #283

Sacred Songs and Solos #283

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Sacred Songs No. 2 #175

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Select Sunday School Songs #129

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The Coronation Hymnal #290

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The New Church Hymnal #340

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