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[Go, bury thy sorrow]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Incipit: 33456 55432 33345 Used With Text: Go Bury Thy Sorrow

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Go Bury Thy Sorrow

Appears in 87 hymnals First Line: Go, bury thy sorrow Used With Tune: [Go, bury thy sorrow]

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Go Bury Thy Sorrow

Hymnal: Loving Voices #97 (1887) Languages: English Tune Title: [Go bury thy sorrow]
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Go Bury Thy Sorrow

Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #127 (1898) First Line: Go, bury thy sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: [Go, bury thy sorrow]
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Go Bury Thy Sorrow

Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #127 (1889) First Line: Go, bury thy sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: [Go, bury thy sorrow]

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R. G. Staples

b. 1833 Composer of "[Go, bury thy sorrow]" in Windows of Heaven Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)