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KETCHUM

KETCHUM

Composer: Albert Allen Ketchum (1923)
Published in 23 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Albert Allen Ketchum

Little is known about Albert Allen Ketchum, except that he was once a student at Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, and lived at one time in Long Beach, California. While attending Moody in the early 1920′s, he wrote the words and music for a gospel song called, "Why Do I Sing About Jesus?" It was one of 12 or 15 songs he submitted to Harry Dixon Clarke for publication. --wordwisehymns.com/2010/02/12/… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: KETCHUM
Composer: Albert Allen Ketchum (1923)
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Incipit: 32154 56715 12523
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: © 1931. Renewal 1959 Hope Publishing Co. owner
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • Don Wyrtzen Piano
    Composer/Editor Don Wyrtzen
    Published By: Hope Publishing Company (1994) pp. 28
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #9816
Text: Why Do I Sing About Jesus?
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #541

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #541
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Baptist Hymnal 2008 #561

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #561
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Celebrating Grace Hymnal #596

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #596

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #429

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #429
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Hymns of Faith #271

Hymns of Faith #271
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Rejoice Hymns #249

Rejoice Hymns #249
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Sing Joyfully #321

Sing Joyfully #321
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The Celebration Hymnal #739

The Celebration Hymnal #739
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The Cyber Hymnal #9816

The Cyber Hymnal #9816
Include 14 pre-1979 instances
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