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[As those who seek the break of day] (Smith)

[As those who seek the break of day] (Smith)

Composer: Robert Frederick Smith
Published in 2 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Robert Frederick Smith

The Rev. Robert Frederick Smith Born Sheffield 1833. Lincoln College, Oxford, BA (1855), MA (1857). Vicar Edingley-cum-Halam, Nottinghamshire. Canon of Southwell Minster. Friend and collaborator with Herbert Stephen Irons (1834-1905) Miscellanea genealogica et heraldica by Joseph Jackson Howard, Vol. 1, London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1896 and Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project website "Edingley St. Giles" (http://southwellchurches.history.nottingham.ac.uk/edingley/hhistory.php) Accessed 5-2-2018 Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [As those who seek the break of day] (Smith)
Composer: Robert Frederick Smith
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Incipit: 35312 17123 42316
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #8613
Text: As Those Who Seek The Break Of Day
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #8613

The Cyber Hymnal #8613
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