KINSMAN

Composer: James McGranahan

James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: KINSMAN
Composer: James McGranahan
Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 55133 43225 572
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4331
Text: Most Perfect Is the Law of God
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Instances

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Ambassador Hymnal #354

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #301

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #477

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Sacred Selections for the Church #76

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The Cyber Hymnal #4331

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #153

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