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[The day is gently sinking to a close]

Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 35342 34321 12346 Used With Text: The day is gently sinking to a close
[The day is gently sinking to a close]

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The day is gently sinking to a close

Appears in 149 hymnals Used With Tune: [The day is gently sinking to a close]
The day is gently sinking to a close

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The day is gently sinking to a close

Hymnal: Hymn Tunes #3 (1903) Languages: English Tune Title: [The day is gently sinking to a close]
The day is gently sinking to a close
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Hymnal: Hymn Tunes #38 (1891) Languages: English Tune Title: [The day is gently sinking to a close]
The day is gently sinking to a close

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J. Sebastian B. Hodges

1830 - 1915 Composer of "[The day is gently sinking to a close] (Hodges)" Born: 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Died: May 1, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Son of composer Edward Hodges, John emigrated to America in 1845, and attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained an Episcopal minister in 1854, he served at the Grace/Second Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey (1860-70), and was Rector of St. Paul’s, Baltimore, Maryland, for 35 years. His works include: The Book of Common Praise, 1869 The revised edition of Hymn Tunes, 1903 --www.hymntime.com/tch
J. Sebastian B. Hodges
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