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[In yonder stable gleams a light]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adam Geibel Incipit: 32112 17743 22321 Used With Text: The Light of Heaven

Author: Flora Kirkland Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: In yonder stable gleams a light Refrain First Line: The light of Heaven seems to fold Him Lyrics: 1 In yonder stable gleams a light, Serenely calm, divinely fair; The King hath come to earth tonight, Behold Him resting lowly there. Refrain: The light of Heaven seems to fold Him As in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, The Lord our righteousness; The light of Heaven seems to fold Him As in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, The Lord our righteousness. 2 Behold the Lamb of God from Heav’n, Bow low before His infant feet; The pow’r that rescues you and me, Is vested in that Christ-child sweet. [Refrain] 3 Behold the Man of Galilee, He rested first in Bethle’m’s stall; Upon this blessèd, blessèd night, Come worship Him, your All in All. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [In yonder stable gleams a light] Text Sources: Uplifted Voices by Adam Geibel and R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia: Adam Geibel Music company, 1901)

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The Light Of Heaven

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14218 First Line: In yonder stable gleams a light Refrain First Line: The light of Heaven seems to fold Him Lyrics: 1 In yonder stable gleams a light, Serenely calm, divinely fair; The King hath come to earth tonight, Behold Him resting lowly there. Refrain: The light of Heaven seems to fold Him As in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, The Lord our righteousness; The light of Heaven seems to fold Him As in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, The Lord our righteousness. 2 Behold the Lamb of God from Heav’n, Bow low before His infant feet; The pow’r that rescues you and me, Is vested in that Christ-child sweet. [Refrain] 3 Behold the Man of Galilee, He rested first in Bethle’m’s stall; Upon this blessèd, blessèd night, Come worship Him, your All in All. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [In yonder stable gleams a light]

The Light of Heaven

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: Uplifted Voices #166 (1901) First Line: In yonder stable gleams a light Refrain First Line: The light of heaven seems to fold Him Lyrics: 1 In yonder stable gleams a light, Serenely calm, divinely fair; The King hath come to earth tonight, Behold Him resting lowly there. Refrain: The light of heaven seems to fold Him as in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, the Lord our Righteousness; The light of heaven seems to fold Him as in a wondrous dress, In Bethle’m’s manger we behold Him, the Lord our Righteousness. 2 Behold the Lamb of God from heav’n, Bow low before His Infant feet; The pow’r that rescues you and me Is vested in that Christ-child sweet. [Refrain] 3 Behold the Man of Galilee, He rested first in Bethle’m’s stall; Upon this blessed, blessed night, Come worship Him, your All in All. [Refrain] Tune Title: [In yonder stable gleams a light]

The Light of Heaven

Author: Flora Kirkland Hymnal: Conquest Hymns #90 (1902) First Line: In yonder stable gleams a light Refrain First Line: The light of heaven seems to fold Him Languages: English Tune Title: [In yonder stable gleams a light]

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Adam Geibel

1855 - 1933 Composer of "[In yonder stable gleams a light]" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include: Evening Bells, 1874 Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898) Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902) Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901) World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904) Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905) --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Flora Kirkland

1862 - 1911 Author of "The Light Of Heaven" in The Cyber Hymnal Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911