Jesus geht vorbei

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Jesus geht heute vorbei, mein Freund

Author: Birdie Bell; Translator: E. C. Magaret
Tune: [Jesus is passing this way, my friend]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Birdie Bell

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) Go to person page >

Translator: E. C. Magaret

(no biographical information available about E. C. Magaret.) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus geht heute vorbei, mein Freund
Title:	Jesus geht vorbei
English Title:	Jesus is passing this way, my friend
Author:	Birdie Bell
Translator:	E. C. Magaret
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Jesus, er geht vorbei
Copyright:	Public Domain