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[O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord allthe earth]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. R. H. Incipit: 56651 34556 65111 Used With Text: O, Sing unto the Lord

O, sing unto the Lord

Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord Used With Tune: [O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord]

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Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #89 (1866) First Line: O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord Languages: English Tune Title: [O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord]

O, Sing unto the Lord

Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #89 (1868) First Line: O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord allthe earth Languages: English Tune Title: [O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord allthe earth]

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B. R. Hanby

1833 - 1867 Person Name: B. R. H. Composer of "[O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the lord]" 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