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ASLEEP IN JESUS (55566)

Composer: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ASLEEP IN JESUS (55566)
Composer: Anonymous (1898)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 55566 54356 67712
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • 42 Chime Solos and Responses from Classical Themes and Favorite Hymns: For Use with Electronic and Pipe Organs
    Composer/Editors Arthur Wildman; William B. Bradbury
    Published By: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corporation (1955) pp. 32
  • Ashford's Hymn Voluntaries No. 1: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries Based on Familiar Hymn Tunes
    Composer/Editor Emma Louise Ashford
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1901) pp. 32

Instances

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