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[It was said, and O, I can hardly tell]

[It was said, and O, I can hardly tell]

Composer: Rev. J. H. Stockton
Published in 3 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Rev. J. H. Stockton

Stockton, John Hart, a Methodist minister, was born in 1813, and died in 1877. He was a member of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the successive pastoral charges that he filled as a member of that Conference are found in the Conference Journal. He was not only a preacher, but a musician and composer of tunes, as well as hymn writer. He published two gospel song books: Salvation Melodies, 1874, and Precious Songs, 1875. Hymn Writers of the Church by Charles Nutter, 1911… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [It was said, and O, I can hardly tell]
Composer: Rev. J. H. Stockton
Incipit: 12333 21712 16561
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)
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The Ark of Praise #27

The Ark of Praise #27
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The Quartet #359

The Quartet #359
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The Royal Fountain No. 3 #27

The Royal Fountain No. 3 #27
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