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Lo, the heavens are breaking
Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: See the streamlet, bounding
Lo, the heavens are breaking
[See the streamlet bounding]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Used With Text: God Is Love
[See the streamlet bounding]
God Is Love
Hymnal: Gospel Echoes #91 (1877) First Line: See the streamlet bounding Languages: English Tune Title: [See the streamlet bounding]
God Is Love
Lo, the heavens are breaking
Hymnal: The Casket of Sunday School Melodies, Complete. Compiled from Caskets Nos.1 and 2 with Several Additional Pieces #d133 (1869) First Line: See the streamlet, bounding
Lo, the heavens are breaking
R. G. Staples
b. 1833 Composer of "[See the streamlet bounding]" in Gospel Echoes Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA.
Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)
R. G. Staples
