["For Christ and the Church" we stand] (Stebbins)

["For Christ and the Church" we stand] (Stebbins)

Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins
Published in 5 hymnals


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Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins

Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in I… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ["For Christ and the Church" we stand] (Stebbins)
Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins
Incipit: 55321 65323 43213
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Endeavor Edition of Sacred Songs No. 1 #235

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Christian Endeavor Hymns #66

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Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #161

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #343

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