Aldine S. Kieffer

Aldine S. Kieffer
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Short Name: Aldine S. Kieffer
Full Name: Kieffer, Aldine S., 1840-1904
Birth Year: 1840
Death Year: 1904

Full name Aldine Silliman Kiefer

Wikipedia Biography

Aldine Silliman Kieffer (August 1, 1840 – November 30, 1904) was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher. Kieffer was born near Miami, Saline County, Missouri. He died in Dayton, Virginia, and is buried there. Kieffer taught singing schools and used his songbooks in the schools. One of Kieffer's most popular song books was The Temple Star, published at Singer's Glen in 1877. One of his most popular songs was his poem Twilight is Stealing, set to music by B. C. Unseld in 1877 and published in the Temple Star.

Texts by Aldine S. Kieffer (78)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A band of happy children, The children of a KingAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
A little child who loves to prayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
A widow sat watching her fair haired boyAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English3
Art thou with life's burden wearyAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
Beyond the dark valley and shadow and deathA. S. K. (Author)English6
Bless the Lord, O my soul, I am going homeAldine (Author)English1
Come to the Father's houseA. S. K. (Author)English29
Day star of Isr'l, bless us, we prayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
Dust to dust with ashes layA. S. K. (Author)English5
Earthly cares will soon be endedAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English11
Far beyond life's gloomy portalAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
Gentle spring is here againAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
Go forth in the highway, and bid to my banquetA. S. Kieffer (Author)English5
Golden city brightA. S. Kieffer (Author)English2
Happy Christmas bells are ringingAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English4
Hear me, Savior, while I prayA. S. K. (Author)English9
Holy, happy angels, guard the Christian's wayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English4
Home of the blest, sweet visions of loveAldine (Author)English1
How fair must be that the heavenly homeAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
How sweet will be the welcome homeAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
I am bound for that place of bright glory aboveAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English3
I have a home above the starry skiesAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English7
I have dreamed sweet dreams of a better homeA. S. Kieffer (Author (Chorus))English1
I have had sweet dreams of a better landAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
I long for that sweet restAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
I love the blessed Savior, Who guards me day by dayA. S. K. (Author)English2
I love to think of that happy landAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
I'll sing, I'll sing, to my Savior's praiseA. S. Kieffer (Author)English8
I'm a lonely pilgrim here, Vexed with many a doubt and fearA. S. K. (Author)English8
In that dread and awful dayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)2
In the city of God, that home of the soulAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
In the resurrection morning You will see the Savior comingA. V. Kiefer (Author)English9
Is thy pathway dark and dreary?Aldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
Is thy young heart, O happy childAldine S. Kieffer (Author)4
Jesus sat by the well, and a woman came thereA. S. K. (Author)English12
Keep working, 'tis wiser Than sitting asideAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English0
Lonely in the desert, fainting by the wayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English3
മൃത്യുവിൻ ദൂതൻ- നിന്നെ വിളിക്കിൽ (Mr̥tyuvin dūtan- ninne viḷikkil)Aldine S. Kieffer (Author)Malayalam1
Näher und näher, mein Gott, zu dirAldine S. Kieffer (Author)German0
Nearer, yet nearer, my God, to TheeAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English0
Now the Sabbath morning dawnsA. S. Kieffer (Author)1
O Father, come kiss me once moreAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English5
O that land of delightAldine S. Kieffer (Author)2
O the night of time soon shall pass awayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English18
Oft in the midnight's stilly hourAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
O when shall I dwell in my father's bright homeA. S. K. (Author)English10
On the resurrection morning, we will see our Savior comingA. S. Kieffer (Author)English1
Pilgrims in this land of sorrowA. S. K. (Author)English5
Ready when the dawning Comes creeping cold and grayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English4
Rejoice, O young man, in the glory of youthAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English3
Safely we'll dwell in yon blest landAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
Say, are you ready? O are you ready? (Chorus)Aldine S. Kieffer (Author)English0
See Sodom wrapped in fire, And hear the fearful shrieksAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
Seek a refuge now, ere the day is goneAldine S. Kieffer (Author)2
Should the death angel knock at thy chamberA. S. Kieffer (Author)English66
Shout for gladness, sons of ZionA. S. Kieffer (Author)English11
Sollte der Tod dich schnell übereilenAldine S. Kieffer (Author)German0
Tarry with me, SaviorAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
Tenderly lay her to rest 'neath the sodAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English15
The Lord, my Refuge isA. S. Kieffer (Author)1
There are mansions of love In that land far aboveAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English10
There is a land above, a clime of peaceful restAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
There is a land on whose fair shoreAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English2
There's a beautiful land of lightA. S. K. (Adapter)English2
There's a beautiful land beyond death's rolling riverAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
There's a city of light, 'mid the stars we are toldAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English34
There's a city whose builder and maker is GodAldine S. Kieffer (Author)1
There's a land of light and love far awayAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English5
There's a little grave on the green hillsideAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English6
Twilight is stealing over the seaA. S. Kieffer (Author)English72
We shall gather home at lastA. S. K. (Author)English2
We speak of the realms of the blestAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1
We're a band of little pilgrim strangersAldine (Author)1
We're a little pilgrim band, Roaming through a stranger landA. S. Kieffer (Author)English1
When Christ shall come to earth againAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English3
When life's day is overA. S. Kieffer (Author)English1
While the sweet Sabbath morning is gilding the hillsA. S. Kieffer (Author)English2
Whom have I in heaven but Thee, Blessed Savior, mighty friendAldine S. Kieffer (Author)English1

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