[Grace! 'tis a charming sound] (Sankey)

[Grace! 'tis a charming sound] (Sankey)

Composer: Ira David Sankey
Published in 19 hymnals


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Composer: Ira David Sankey

Sankey, Ira David, was born in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1840, of Methodist parents. About 1856 he removed with his parents to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Four years afterwards he became the Superintendent of a large Sunday School in which he commenced his career of singing sacred songs and solos. Mr. Moody met with him and heard him sing at the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, at Indianapolis, and through Mr. Moody's persuasion he joined him in his work at Chicago. After some two or three years' work in Chicago, they sailed for England on June 7, 1872, and held their first meeting at York a short time afterwards, only eight persons being present.… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Grace! 'tis a charming sound] (Sankey)
Composer: Ira David Sankey
Incipit: 55435 31234 53555
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Four: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
    Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
    Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1967) pp. 46

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #296

Page Scan

Rejoice Hymns #129

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #96

Audio

Small Church Music #2434

TextAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14584

TextPage Scan

Worship and Service Hymnal #186

Include 13 pre-1979 instances
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