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[Stretch forth thy hand, thy wither'd hand]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Hugg Incipit: 32343 72154 56522 Used With Text: Stretch Forth Thy Hand

Author: Geo. C. Hugg Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: "Stretch forth thy hand," thy wither'd hand Refrain First Line: "Stretch forth thy hand," receive and bless Used With Tune: ["Stretch forth thy hand," thy wither'd hand]

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Stretch Forth Thy Hand

Author: Geo. C. Hugg Hymnal: Rich in Blessing #97 (1894) First Line: "Stretch forth thy hand," thy wither'd hand Refrain First Line: "Stretch forth thy hand," receive and bless Languages: English Tune Title: ["Stretch forth thy hand," thy wither'd hand]

Stretch Forth Thy Hand

Author: G. C. H. Hymnal: Praise and Rejoicing #230 (1904) First Line: Stretch forth thy hand, thy wither'd hand Refrain First Line: Stretch forth thy hand, receive and bless Languages: English Tune Title: [Stretch forth thy hand, thy wither'd hand]

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George C. Hugg

1848 - 1907 Person Name: Geo. C. Hugg Author of "Stretch Forth Thy Hand" in Rich in Blessing George Crawford Hugg USA 1848-1907. Born near Haddonfield, NJ, he became choirmaster at the Berlin, NJ, Presbyterian Church at age 12. At age 14 he published his first song, “Walk in the light”, which became very popular. He married Anne E Ketchum, and they had a daughter, Evangeline. He served as choirmaster of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and also the Broad Street and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Churches there. He was also closely associated with the Harper Memorial Presbyterian Church there. He was a prolific composer with over 2000 works, publishing 18 books of revival and Sunday school music, and 90 songs for special occasions (Christmas, Easter, etc.). He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry