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[Come forth, come forth, brave reapers]

[Come forth, come forth, brave reapers]

Composer: G. B. Lissant
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: G. B. Lissant

Born: September 22, 1827. Died: September 14, 1899. Lissant was a chorister at the coronation of Britain’s Queen Victoria. In 1849, he became the first organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Calcutta, India. From about 1872 to 1899, he played the organ at St. Augustine’s Church, Queen’s Gate, London. Sources: Musical Times, October 1, 1899, p. 691 http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/s/lissant_gb.htm  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Come forth, come forth, brave reapers]
Composer: G. B. Lissant
Incipit: 35351 17656 45333
Source: Harvest Carols
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #263

Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #263
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Carols Old and Carols New #140

Carols Old and Carols New #140
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