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[O Thou blessed Rock of Ages]
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[O Thou blessed Rock of Ages]
Composer: Brantley C. George
Published in
10 hymnals
Composer:
Brantley C. George
Born: August 12, 1886, Georgia. Died: December 26, 1963. Buried: George Cemetery, Early County, Georgia. Brantley was a farmer and gospel song writer of the Primitive Baptist faith. His most well known is "Hide Me, Rock of Ages" (© 1946), recorded originally by The Stamps Quartet, then later by well known groups such as The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Statesmen, and the Gatlin Brothers. It has even been translated and sang in Navaho. The orginal composition was written on a brown paper bag with pencil. I have held it in my hands. Not being an educated man, he supposedly sold the rights to it for the measly sum of $25. Though "Hide Me Rock Of Ages" is the most well known, he also wrote "I'm Going Home Some Morning", "Sailing on Life's Res…
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Tune Information
Title:
[O Thou blessed Rock of Ages]
Composer:
Brantley C. George
Incipit:
56532 16156 53132
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Texts
Hide Me, Rock of Ages
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Instances
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Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #387
Tune Title
: [O thou blessed Rock of Ages]
First Line
: O thou blessed Rock of Ages
Composer
: Brantley C. George
Key
: G Major
Date
: 1983
Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #387
Melodies of Love #203
Tune Title
: [O thou blessed Rock of Ages]
First Line
: O thou blessed Rock of Ages
Composer
: Brantley C. George
Key
: G Major
Melodies of Love #203
New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #217
Tune Title
: [O thou blessed Rock of Ages]
First Line
: O thou blessed Rock of Ages
Composer
: Brantley C. George
Date
: 1984
New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #217
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #821
Tune Title
: [O thou blessed Rock of Ages]
First Line
: O thou blessed Rock of Ages
Composer
: Brantley C. George
Key
: G Major
Date
: 1997
Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #821
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