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Author: A. B. Simpson Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: As I sadly look around me Refrain First Line: Yes, there's balm, there's balm in Gilead Topics: Healing Used With Tune: [As I sadly look around me]

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[As I sadly look around me]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Incipit: 34556 71512 32165 Used With Text: Balm in Gilead

[As I sadly look around me]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. A. B. Simpson Incipit: 32121 77644 33225 Used With Text: Balm in Gilead

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Balm in Gilead

Author: A. B. Simpson Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life #161 (1936) First Line: As I sadly look around me Refrain First Line: Yes, there's balm, there's balm in Gilead Topics: Healing Languages: English Tune Title: [As I sadly look around me]

Balm in Gilead

Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life No. 2 #160 (1897) First Line: As I sadly look around me Refrain First Line: Yes, there's balm, there's balm in Gilead Languages: English Tune Title: [As I sadly look around me]

Balm in Gilead

Author: Albert B. Simpson Hymnal: Hymns of the Christian Life. Rev. ed. #d31 (1962) First Line: As I sadly look around me Refrain First Line: Yes, there's balm, there's balm in Gilead Languages: English

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A. B. Simpson

1843 - 1919 Person Name: Albert B. Simpson Author of "Balm in Gilead" Albert B. Simpson was the founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. Dianne Shapiro

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[As I sadly look around me]" in Hymns of the Christian Life Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)