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Bow down Thine ear, O Lord

Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Responses after Prayer Used With Tune: [Bow down Thine ear, O Lord]

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[Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 55566 53243 56677 Used With Text: Bow Down Thine Ear
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[Bow down Thine ear, O Lord]

Appears in 1 hymnal Incipit: 33333 44323 43 Used With Text: Bow Down Thine Ear

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Bow Down Thine Ear

Hymnal: Favorite Hymns #306 (1933) First Line: Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer Lyrics: Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our payer, Be merciful, be merciful and hear us. Amen. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: [Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer]

Bow Down Thine Ear

Hymnal: Unity Song Selections #305 (1941) First Line: Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer]
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Bow Down Thine Ear

Author: A. Dwyer Hancock Hymnal: Hymns of the Restoration #386 (1987) First Line: Bow down Thine ear, O Lord Lyrics: Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear our prayer. Amen! Languages: English

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Person Name: Adam Geibel, 1855-1933 Composer of "[Bow down Thine ear, O Lord]" in Christian Worship Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

A. Dwyer Hancock

1916 - 2007 Author of "Bow Down Thine Ear" in Hymns of the Restoration Avanell (nee Dwyer) Hancock was a self-employed music teacher and composer. She was a member of and choir director for the Community of Christ Church of St. Joseph, Missouri.
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