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There is a peaceful rest

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Behold the open door
There is a peaceful rest

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[Behold the open door]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. B. Holsinger Incipit: 51113 53221 23511 Used With Text: The Open Door
[Behold the open door]

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The Open Door

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 #16 (1898) First Line: Behold the open door Refrain First Line: There is a peaceful rest Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold the open door]
The Open Door

The open door

Hymnal: Joyful Lays, No.2 #d14 (1905) First Line: Behold the open door Refrain First Line: There is a peaceful rest Languages: English
The open door

There is a peaceful rest

Hymnal: Gems for the Sunday Schools #d5 (1902) First Line: Behold the open door Languages: English
There is a peaceful rest

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "The Open Door" in Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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Geo. B. Holsinger

1857 - 1908 Composer of "[Behold the open door]" in Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 Used pseudonym H. B. Groengils *************** Born: May 10, 1857, St. Clair Town­ship, Bed­ford Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia. Died: No­vem­ber 22, 1908, As­tor­ia, Il­li­nois. Holsinger was mu­sic di­rect­or of Bridge­wa­ter Coll­ege, Vir­ginia (1882-98), and mu­sic ed­it­or for the Church of the Breth­ren (1898-1908). His works in­clude: Song Prais­es (Elgin, Il­li­nois: Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1906) Psalms and Hymns (as­so­ci­ate ed­it­or) Lyrics-- I Lift My Heart To­day in Praise Little Ones Like Me Not Far from the King­dom of Hea­ven Our Coun­try’s Needs Are Plead­ing Music-- BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND I’LL COUNT MY BLESSINGS © The Cyber Hymnal™ (hymntime.com/tch)
Geo. B. Holsinger
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