by Jemima Thompson Luke (1813 - 1906)

I think, when I hear the sweet story of...
Language: English 
I think, when I hear the sweet story of old / How when Jesus was here among men
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Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Charles Beach Hawley (1858 - 1915), "That Sweet Old Story", published 1914 [ voice and piano ], Cincinnati : John Church
  • by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937), "The Sweet Story of Old", published 1905 [ soprano, alto and piano ], Two-Part Music (Schools Series), No.25; London : Boosey & Co. This song can be sung as a Solo omitting the 2nd line.

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