[Beyond the darkness of the tomb]

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Composer: E. A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Beyond the darkness of the tomb]
Composer: E. A. Hoffman
Incipit: 51131 22523 43215
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Die Wohnungen des LichtsThe Palaces of LightCome, Holy Spirit, Heavenly DoveHighcharts.com
Die Wohnungen des Lichts

The Palaces of Light

Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals18751880188518901895190019051910191519201925193019351940194519501955050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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Deutsches Lieder- und Melodienbuch #395

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Favorite Gospel Songs #96

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Frohe Lieder und Brüder-Harfe #148

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Gebet- und Danklieder #106

Hymns of Zion #61

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Jubeltöne #100

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Jubeltöne #100

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New Life No. 2 #22

New Spiritual Songs #170

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Spiritual Songs No. 2 #90

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