[The beautiful river, the life giving river]

[The beautiful river, the life giving river]

Composer: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Published in 6 hymnals


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Composer: J. H. Kurzenknabe

Kurzenknabe, John Henry. (Muenchhof, Kurhessen, Germany, June 18, 1840--April 13, 1927, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). German Reformed layman. His parents died of cholera when he was five, and he was placed in a boarding school. When 14, he came to the United States with his violin and his share ($500) of his parents' estate. During the 48-day voyage, he attended an elderly sick woman, a Mrs. Ziegler from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., whose family helped him settled in the States. He attended Wyoming Seminary nearby, where he studied music and perfected his English. Even before graduation, he taught violin and began teaching singing classes in the area. In 1856, William B. Bradbury came to Wilkes-Barre for a six-week musical institute. He was so impress… Go to person page >

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Title: [The beautiful river, the life giving river]
Composer: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Incipit: 55653 21176 51171
Copyright: Public Domain

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Der Neue Kleine Psalter #144

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Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School #62

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Peerless Praise #143

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Songs of Redeeming Love #40

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Songs of the New Life #R40

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The Quartet #40

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