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[Over and over I seem to hear]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel

Author: Birdie Bell Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Over and over I seem to hear Refrain First Line: Somebody cares when the days are drear Topics: Christ; Solos Used With Tune: [Over and over I seem to hear]

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Somebody Cares for Me

Author: Birdie Bell Hymnal: Williston Hymns #164 (1917) First Line: Over and over I seem to hear Refrain First Line: Somebody cares when the days are drear Lyrics: 1 Over and over I seem to hear Words that are bringing A thought of cheer, Sounding like music upon my ear— “Somebody cares for me!” Refrain: Somebody cares when the days are drear; Somebody cares in the time of cheer; Trustful and glad my soul shall be, Knowing that Jesus cares for me! 2 Even when sorrows beset my way, Trusting in Jesus, I’ll not dismay; Over and over I sing each day— “Somebody cares for me!” [Refrain] 3 Jesus alone has a voice to charm; His is the strength which can shield from harm; Gladly I’m leaning upon His name— “Somebody cares for me!” [Refrain] Tune Title: [Over and over I seem to hear]

Somebody Cares for Me

Author: Birdie Bell Hymnal: Gospel Hymns and Songs #85 (1918) First Line: Over and over I seem to hear Refrain First Line: Somebody cares when the days are drear Topics: Christ; Solos Languages: English Tune Title: [Over and over I seem to hear]

People

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Over and over I seem to hear]" in Williston Hymns Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

Birdie Bell

Author of "Somebody Cares for Me" in Williston Hymns C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)