['Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus] (Cobb)

['Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus] (Cobb)

Composer: Thomas S. Cobb
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Thomas S. Cobb

Thomas S. Cobb (1876-1942), a native Texan, was educated in much the same circles as [Austin] Taylor, and received his music diploma from the Western Normal and College of Music in Dallas. He taught singing schools across Texas and the bordering states, and was particularly noted for the "Cobb Quartet" made up of his four daughters. He was recruited to Firm Foundation by Showalter in 1935.(Finley, 122ff.) Cobb edited only four hymnals for Firm Foundation before his death in 1942, but among these was the significant New Wonderful Songs (1933); at 296 hymns it was part of the trend toward more substantial publications. Prior to his work with Firm Foundation, Cobb edited hymnals for the Quartet Music Company of Fort Worth, Texas. A search o… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ['Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus] (Cobb)
Composer: Thomas S. Cobb
Incipit: 32111 65332 16532
Key: E♭ Major

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Instances

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Into Our Hands #169

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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