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Sea of Galilee

O Galilee, sweet Galilee, So oft we read and think of thee

Author: Austin Taylor
Tune: [O Galilee, sweet Galilee] (Taylor)
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Austin Taylor

Austin Taylor (October 14, 1881 – January 1, 1973) Austin Taylor was born October 14, 1881 in Morgantown, Kentucky. He served Churches of Christ, one of three branches of the Stone-Campbell Movement for all of his long life as a song writer, song leader, minister, preacher, teacher, and singing school leader. The school he helped to found, the Texas Normal Singing School, still holds its camp every Summer. The Taylors moved to Sherman, TX in 1890. There Austin began his music career as a singing school teacher and song writer. Two of his outstanding teachers were Horatio Richmond Palmer (1834-1907) of New York, who wrote songs such as “Master the Tempest is Raging,” “Angry Words,” and “O Lord, Our Lord,” and Dr. Horace Neel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Galilee, sweet Galilee, So oft we read and think of thee
Title: Sea of Galilee
Author: Austin Taylor
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Sweet Galilee, blue Galilee
Publication Date: 1911
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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Song Crown #77

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