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Santa Claus

Author: Sophia T. Griswold Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Upon the house, no delay, no pause Refrain First Line: O, O, O, who wouldn't go

[Upon the house, no delay to pause]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. R. H. Used With Text: Santa Claus

Instances

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Santa Claus

Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #108 (1866) First Line: Upon the house, no delay to pause Languages: English Tune Title: [Upon the house, no delay to pause]

Santa Claus

Author: Sophia T. Griswold Hymnal: The Dove #d43 (1866) First Line: Upon the house, no delay, no pause Refrain First Line: O, O, O, who wouldn't go

Author: Sophia T. Griswold Hymnal: Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses #d113 (1887) First Line: Upon the house, no delay, no pause Refrain First Line: O, O, O, who wouldn't go Languages: English

People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

B. R. Hanby

1833 - 1867 Person Name: B. R. H. Composer of "[Upon the house, no delay to pause]" in Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools Benjamin Russell Hanby was born July 22, 1833, the oldest of eight children, to Bishop William Hanby in Rushville, OH. The family moved to Westerville,OH where Bishop Hanby was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. In his short life Benjamin graduated from Otterbein, taught school, became a United Brethren minister, started a singing school, was editor for John Church publishers in Cincinnati and composed many songs and hymns before he died of tuberculosis March 15, 1867. His home in Westerville was Ohio's first memorial to a composer. It was a stop on the Underground Railroad for slaves escaping to Canada and is a national historic site, a Methodist church Landmark and a Network to Freedom site for the National Park Service. There is a Hanby Residence Hall at Otterbein University. Best known for "Up on the housetop" and "Darling Nellie Gray," Hanby published many hymns including "Little Eyes" and "Who is He? Mary Louise VanDyke

Sophia T. Griswold

1828 - 1903 Author of "Santa Claus" Sophia (Paulina) Taylor Griswold Canada/USA 1828-1903. Born in Canada, she moved to the U.S. and lived in Chicago, IL. She married Dr William R Griswold, a native of New York, and they had one daughter, Eva. She was a poet who wrote hymn lyrics for tunes composed by hymnists George Root, Philip Bliss, George Stebbins and others. She died in Chicago. John Perry