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[If I were a beautiful, twinkling star]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Rosecrans Incipit: 51113 34565 51771 Used With Text: If I Were a Twinkling Star
[If I were a beautiful, twinkling star]

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If I Were a Twinkling Star

Author: Grace Glenn Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: If I were a beautiful, twinkling star Refrain First Line: Tho' sun or moon I could not be Used With Tune: [If I were a beautiful, twinkling star]
If I Were a Twinkling Star

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If I Were a Twinkling Star

Author: Grace Glenn Hymnal: Grateful Praise #33 (1884) First Line: If I were a beautiful twinkling star Refrain First Line: Tho' sun or moon I could not be Languages: English Tune Title: [If I were a beautiful twinkling star]
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If I Were a Twinkling Star

Author: Grace Glenn Hymnal: Joy and Praise #113 (1908) First Line: If I were a beautiful, twinkling star Refrain First Line: Tho' sun or moon I could not be Languages: English Tune Title: [If I were a beautiful, twinkling star]
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If I Were a Twinkling Star

Author: Grace Glenn Hymnal: The Voice of Joy #21 (1882) First Line: If I were a beautiful twinkling star Refrain First Line: Tho' sun or moon I could not be Languages: English Tune Title: [If I were a beautiful twinkling star]
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J. H. Rosecrans

1845 - 1926 Composer of "[If I were a beautiful, twinkling star]" in Joy and Praise James Holmes Rosecrans stu­died at the Baxter Un­i­ver­si­ty of Mu­sic in Friend­ship, New York. Af­ter teaching for two years, he joined the Fill­more Bro­thers Mu­sic House in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teach­ing mu­sic in Doug­las Coun­ty, Col­o­ra­do. In 1884, was an evan­gel­ist in California, and later was as­so­ci­ated with evan­gel­is­tic efforts in Tex­as, and taught mu­sic and Bi­ble at Carl­ton College in Bon­ham, Tex­as. He pub­lished over 20 music col­lect­ions in his life­time. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
J. H. Rosecrans

Grace Glenn

Author of "If I Were a Twinkling Star" in Joy and Praise Pseudonym. See also Bateman, L. M. Beal, Mrs. (Lucinda M.), b. 1843
Grace Glenn
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