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[What a scene of wondrous glory]

[What a scene of wondrous glory]

Composer: E. A. Hoffman
Published in 13 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: E. A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [What a scene of wondrous glory]
Composer: E. A. Hoffman
Incipit: 55171 23212 35532
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
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Fount of Blessing #78

Fount of Blessing #78
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Lasting Hymns No. 2 #16

Lasting Hymns No. 2 #16
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New Life No. 2 #79

New Life No. 2 #79

New Spiritual Songs #58

New Spiritual Songs #58
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Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #101

Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #101
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Songs of Salvation #188

Songs of Salvation #188
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Songs of the Peacemaker #160

Songs of the Peacemaker #160
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Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School #58

Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School #58
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Sweet Harmonies #34

Sweet Harmonies #34
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Sweet Harmonies #34

Sweet Harmonies #34
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The Beacon Light #70

The Beacon Light #70
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Triumphant Songs No.3 #141

Triumphant Songs No.3 #141
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Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #141

Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #141
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