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WEAR A CROWN (Blake)

Arranger: William B. Blake

William Burdine Blake, 1852-1938. William B. Blake, Sr., was born January 21, 1852, in London, Ohio; went to Virginia in the early 1870s and became connected with the music publishing house of the Ruebush-Kieffer Company, and remaining with this firm until 1889, when he moved to Ronceverte. He married Miss Alice Mary Horne, of Augusta county, Virginia, a daughter of Strother P. and Sarah Home. (Strother P. Horne was a Confederate soldier throughout the Civil war.) To this union were born seven children: Charles Stanley Blake, Bessie Mabel, William B,. Jr.. Henry St. John, Robert Russell, Mary Ellen and Edward Lester. At Ronceverte, Mr. Blake, Sr., associated himself in partnership with J. W. Hess in the publication of the Ronceverte News, a… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WEAR A CROWN (Blake)
Arranger: William B. Blake
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 51133 54334 32215
Key: G Major
Source: English Traditional
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #7362
Text: When the Battle's Over
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Living Hymns #874

Living Hymns #874
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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #404

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #404
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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #647

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #647
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The Cyber Hymnal #7362

The Cyber Hymnal #7362
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Total Praise #592

Total Praise #592
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نظم المرامير #95

نظم المرامير #95
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