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[When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J.E. Gould Incipit: 53211 76655 5355 Used With Text: My Jesus, I Love Thee
[When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]

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My Jesus, I Love Thee

Appears in 1,158 hymnals First Line: My Jesus, I love thee; I know thou art mine Refrain First Line: Now, now, Saviour divine Used With Tune: [When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]
My Jesus, I Love Thee
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When Bright All Around

Author: Rev. Wm. P. Breed Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling Refrain First Line: Then, Thou, hope of the blest Used With Tune: [When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]
When Bright All Around

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When Bright All Around

Author: Rev. Wm. P. Breed Hymnal: Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #28a (1869) First Line: When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling Refrain First Line: Then, Thou, hope of the blest Tune Title: [When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]
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My Jesus, I Love Thee

Hymnal: Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #97b (1869) First Line: My Jesus, I love thee; I know thou art mine Refrain First Line: Now, now, Saviour divine Tune Title: [When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]
My Jesus, I Love Thee

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John E. Gould

1821 - 1875 Person Name: J.E. Gould Composer of "[When bright all around me life's jewels are sparkling]" in Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School John Edgar Gould USA 1821-1875. Born in Bangor, ME, he became a musician. He managed music stores in New York City and Philadelphia, PA., the latter with composer partner, William Fischer. He married Josephine Louisa Barrows, and they had seven children: Blanche, Marie, Ida, John, Josephine, Josephine, and Augusta. He compiled eight religious songbooks from 1846 thru 1869. He died while traveling in Algiers, Africa, and was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry
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William P. Breed

1816 - 1889 Person Name: Rev. Wm. P. Breed Author of "When Bright All Around" in Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School Born: Au­gust 13, 16 or 23, 1816, Green­bush, New York. Died: Ap­ril 14, 1889, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. Breed served as first pas­tor of the West Spruce Street Pres­by­ter­ian Church in Phil­adel­phia from 1856 un­til his death. His works in­clude: Presbyterians and the Re­vo­lu­tion, 1876 Presbyterianism Three Hund­red Years Ago --www.hymntime.com/tch/
William P. Breed
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