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CO-LABORERS

CO-LABORERS

Composer: C. B. Rutenber
Published in 3 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: C. B. Rutenber

Charles Blackmer Rutenber was an organist, conductor, and composer born in Newburgh, New York in 1849. He was a founding member of the American Guild of Organists, and served as organist at the Second Reformed Church in Harlem for a number of years. He organized the Oratorio Society in Poughkeepsie in 1894. His published works include the cantatas Jesus of Nazareth (Biglow & Main, 1888), Divine Love (Novello, 1889), The Christ (Oliver Ditson, 1892), Alpha and Omega (Oliver Ditson, 1896), and The Nazarene (Oliver Ditson, 1903), as well as anthems. He died in 1918. Sources: American Guild of Organists. Charter, Constitution and By-Laws. New York: Eagle Press, 1909. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433085565434">https://hdl.handle.net/… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: CO-LABORERS
Composer: C. B. Rutenber
Meter: 8s & 7s D.
Incipit: 55316 71432
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Gloria Deo #506

Gloria Deo #506
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The Church and Home Hymnal #53

The Church and Home Hymnal #53
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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a506

The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a506
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