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Can You Tell?

Appears in 26 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Standard Sunday School Hymnal First Line: Little schoolmates, can you tell Used With Tune: [Little schoolmates, can you tell]

[Little schoolmates, can you tell]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: S. V. R. Ford Hymnal Title: Melodies for Little People Incipit: 34551 65333 54323 Used With Text: Can You Tell?

[Little schoolmates, can you tell]

Appears in 38 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Standard Sunday School Hymnal Incipit: 53342 21234 55553 Used With Text: Can You Tell?

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Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Little schoolmates, can you tell

Hymnal: American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #a72 (1860) Hymnal Title: American Sunday School Hymn Book. 2nd ed. Languages: English

Little schoolmates, can you tell

Hymnal: American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #aa72 (1860) Hymnal Title: American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. Languages: English

Little schoolmates, can you tell

Hymnal: Dew Drops of Sacred Song #45 (1870) Hymnal Title: Dew Drops of Sacred Song Languages: English

Person Name: Anon. Hymnal Title: Melodies for Little People Author of "Can You Tell?" in Melodies for Little People In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

S. V. R. Ford

1835 - 1910 Hymnal Title: Melodies for Little People Composer of "[Little schoolmates, can you tell]" in Melodies for Little People Born: 1835, Greenville, New York. Died: June 5, 1910, New York City. Son of Cyrus Earle and Amanda Hedden Ford, Stephen wrote several battle hymns during the American civil war which were sung by Union soldiers. He was a partner in a shirt and collar making company, Ide & Ford, in Troy, New York (1865-72). In his later years, he was known as an author, editor, composer and critic. He was living in Schenectady, New York, in 1908. His works include: Sunday-School Teaching (Hitchcock & Walden, 1868) Melodies for Little People (New York: Hunt and Eaton, 1891) The King’s Birthday: A Carol Service for Christmas (New York: Hunt and Eaton, 1893) The Stone Rolled Away: An Easter Missionary Service (Curts & Jennings, 1897) Recitations, Song and Story for Sunday and Day Schools, Primary and Intermediate Departments (Eaton & Mains, 1900) The Junior League Songster Bible Wonders and Aids to Bible Study (New York: Bible Wonders Company) Methodist Year Book, 1902 (editor) --www.hymntime.com/tch/