[We shall cross the mystic river, one by one]

[We shall cross the mystic river, one by one]

Composer: Adam Geibel
Published in 10 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Adam Geibel

Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the… Go to person page >

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Title: [We shall cross the mystic river, one by one]
Composer: Adam Geibel
Incipit: 12334 33267 11235
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 10 of 10)
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Bright Melodies #50

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Exalted Praise #138

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Gospel Hosannas #20

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Our Hymns #120

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Praise and Rejoicing #41

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Precious Hymns No. 2 #70

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Songs for Work and Worship #30

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Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #20

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The New Living Hymns (Living Hymns No. 2) #120

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Uplifted Voices #134

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