Short Name: | George A. Minor |
Full Name: | Minor, George A., 1845-1904 |
Birth Year: | 1845 |
Death Year: | 1904 |
George A. Minor was a native of Richmond, Virginia. He was an active member of the First Baptist church and led the singing in the Sunday school of that church. He composed several Sunday school hymns. He worked for the Hume-Minor Company, a piano and music dealer, and for the Mason-Hamlin Company,a piano manufacturer.
Dianne Shapiro, excerpted from obituary in "Richmond Times-Dispatch," January 31, 1904
Tunes by George A. Minor (22) | As | Instances | Incipit![]() |
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[There are bright little ones both at home and in the street] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | |
['Tis thy last hope, O sinner] | Geo. A. Minor (Arranger) | 2 | 12317 65531 23432 |
[There’s a bright and Golden Light] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 7 | 12333 21176 71651 |
[We are marching on] (Minor) | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 3 | 12355 12355 12334 |
ENTREATY (13156) | Geo. A. Minor (Arranger) | 2 | 13156 71233 45543 |
RESTORATION (Southern Harmony) | Geo. A. Minor (Arranger) | 1 | 13171 33175 77171 |
MELODY (15132) | Geo. A. Minor (Arranger) | 1 | 15132 12343 45543 |
[Lord, bless our school today] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 32156 52123 67216 |
[After the showers the tranquil sun] (Minor) | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 32351 17122 34671 |
[Singing for Jesus, our Savior and King] (Minor) | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 33331 12116 56716 |
[We are pressing onward for the promised prize] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 3 | 33333 21344 42222 |
[Lord of mercy and of might] (Minor) | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 34532 16517 12323 |
[Shall we all meet there, in that land of light] | Prof. G. A. Minor (Composer) | 3 | 34555 55665 34555 |
[Whatsoever seed you sow] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 34565 31112 17653 |
[Walk, my brother, in the light] | George A. Minor (Composer) | 9 | 35556 11712 32153 |
PITT | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 51217 52321 35554 |
[Love and kindness we may measure] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 55113 21764 27567 |
[Live for something; be not idle] (Minor) | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 55536 55432 22346 |
[Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat] | Geo. A. Minor (Arranger) | 2 | 55553 51113 16661 |
[There is something at all times for children to do] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 55555 53517 65556 |
[When Jesus his loved ones is bringing] | Geo. A. Minor (Composer) | 2 | 55555 55616 65551 |
[Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness] (Minor) | George A. Minor (Composer) | 348 | 55565 31112 16555 |