Little Eyes

Little eyes, little eyes Open with the morning light

Author: B. R. Hanby
Tune: [Little eyes, little eyes] (Loomis)
Published in 11 hymnals

Author: B. R. Hanby

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… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Little eyes, little eyes Open with the morning light
Title: Little Eyes
Author: B. R. Hanby
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #76b

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Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #76b

Chapel Gems #d42

Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses #d59

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Little Sacred Songs #77

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Songs for Little Folks #91

The Highway Hymnal #d178

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The Hosanna #127

The Prize #d75

The Robin #d15

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The Welcome #43b

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