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BAPTISMAL ANTHEM

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BAPTISMAL ANTHEM

Composer: B. F. White
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: B. F. White

Benjamin F. White (b. Spartanburg, SC, 1800; d. Atlanta, GA, 1879), was coeditor of The Sacred Harp (1844). He came from a family of fourteen children and was largely self-taught. Eventually White became a popular singing-school teacher and editor of the weekly Harris County newspaper. Bert Polman Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BAPTISMAL ANTHEM
Composer: B. F. White
Incipit: 55112 23156 54343
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

The Lamb of GodIn Those DaysHighcharts.com
The Lamb of God

In Those Days

In those days came John the Baptist
Preaching in the wilderness of Judea;
And saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
The kingdom of heaven is at hand;
The kingdom of heaven is at hand,
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The kingdom of heaven is at hand,

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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19101915192019251930193519401945195019551960196519701975198019851990050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

The Sacred Harp #232

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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