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Author: Mattie M. Boteler Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Go and preach My kingdom cometh Refrain First Line: Freely give, freely give

["Go and preach my kingdom cometh"]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. R. Christie Incipit: 12323 43213 21165 Used With Text: Freely Give

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Author: Mattie M. Boteler Hymnal: Songs of Evangelism #136 (1911) First Line: "Go and preach my kingdom cometh" Refrain First Line: Freely give, freely give Languages: English Tune Title: ["Go and preach my kingdom cometh"]

Freely Give

Author: Mattie M. Boteler Hymnal: The Christian Church Hymnal #334 (1906) First Line: Go and preach My kingdom cometh Refrain First Line: Freely give, freely give Languages: English Tune Title: [Go and preach My kingdom cometh]

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H. R. Christie

1848 - 1925 Composer of "[Go and preach My kingdom cometh]" in The Christian Church Hymnal Harvey Robert Christie, 1848-1925 Born: June 29, 1848, Monroe County, West Virginia. Died: March 19, 1925, Willowton, West Virginia. Buried: Rest Haven Memorial Park, Princeton, West Virginia. Christie taught singing classes from 1871 to 1874, which led him to a musical career. He studied under Rigdon McIntosh, who at the time was in the music department at Vanderbilt University. Christie remained in Tennessee until 1876, when he returned to West Virginia. Around 1877, he conducted a two month course at the Concord Normal School, in Athens, West Virginia, followed by a similar course in Princeton, West Virginia; Rural Retreat, Virginia (1878); and four courses in Snowville, Virginia (1879-1880); and a nine month course at Rural Retreat, Virginia (1881). In 1881, he studied for a while at the Commercial College at Kentucky University, and in 1882, moved to Milligan College, Tennessee, where he eventually rose to serve on the Board of Directors. In 1894, Christie became music editor for the Standard Publishing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. His works include: Favorite Songs (co-editor), 1876 Gospel Light, 1894 Songs of Service (music editor) (Atlanta, Georgia: R. M. McIntosh Co., 1896) The Christian Church Hymnal, 1906 Songs of Evangelism, 1911 Worship and Service (Cincinnati, Ohio: The Standard Publishing Company, 1916) Music: Let Him Come In --http://www.hymntime.com

Mattie M. Boteler

1860 - 1929 Author of "Freely Give" Mattie was born on August 28, 1860 in Jamestown, Ohio. Mattie developed creative teaching methods such as short poems or sayings, called epigrams, to communicate spiritual truth. She also encouraged students to memorize Bible verses. Mattie increased her sphere of influence when, from 1894 until 1911, she edited two publications, Lookout and Christian Standard. She died on August 38, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio. From http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boteler-325