Born: June 5, 1807, Leeds, England.
Died: March 25, 1889, Clifton, England.
Buried: Arno’s Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England.
Pseudonym: A Leeds Layman.
Rawson, George, was born June 5, 1807, at Leeds, in which town he practised for many years as a solicitor. In 1853 he assisted the Congregational ministers of Leeds in the compilation of Psalms, Hymns, and Passages of Scripture for Christian Worship, a volume commonly known as the Leeds Hymn-book. Mr. Rawson was a member of the Congregational body. In 1858 he also assisted Rev. Dr. Green and other Baptist ministers in the preparation of Psalms and Hymns for the use of the Baptist Denomination. A number of Mr. Rawson's own compositions first appeared in this and in the Leeds Hymn-boo… Go to person page >
The tune is from the second chorus of Felix Mendelssohn's (PHH 279) Festgesang (Op. 68) for male voices and brass; it was first performed in 1840 at the Gutenberg Festival in Leipzig, a festival celebrating the anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Mendelssohn's tune is similar…
Display Title: Christ to Heaven is gone beforeFirst Line: Christ to Heaven is gone beforeTune Title: HERALD ANGELSAuthor: George Rawson (1807- )Date: 1885
Display Title: Christ to heaven is gone beforeFirst Line: Christ to heaven is gone beforeAuthor: George RawsonMeter: 7s.Date: 1898Subject: Christ | Risen
Display Title: Christ to heaven is gone beforeFirst Line: Christ to heaven is gone beforeAuthor: George RawsonDate: 1921Subject: Christ | Resurrection and Ascension
Display Title: Christ to Heaven is gone beforeFirst Line: Christ to Heaven is gone beforeAuthor: George Rawson (1807- )Scripture: Hebrews 6:20Date: 1886Subject: The Lord Jesus Christ |