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[The sky above was cloudless]

[The sky above was cloudless]

Composer: J. E. Delmarter (1903)
Published in 2 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: J. E. Delmarter

James Ellsworth Delmarter (1864 - 1948) Son of James, son of Cornelius, son of Moses, son of Cornelius, son of Isaac, son of Jacobus, son of Claude, born in Varick, NY and died in Fresno, CA. He taught music at the Moody Bible Institute. He walked across the city to go there on Sundays as he refused to use public transportation on Sundays. He wrote at least two books on how to teach music and published them with his own publishing company (Delmarter Publishing Co.), in 1909. --connectingwithourpast.com/20th_Century.html Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [The sky above was cloudless]
Composer: J. E. Delmarter (1903)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Incipit: 33451 17655 44333
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #12264
Text: Come Closer, Child, To Me
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #12264

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The Gospel Hymn Book #99

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