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There Is a Green Hill Far Away

There Is a Green Hill Far Away
George Stebbins


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Composer
George Stebbins
George Stebbins (1846 - 1945)
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Piano solo

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Hymn - Sacred

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George Stebbins
Zisi, Matthew
CopyrightCopyright © Matthew Zisi
Stirring arrangement of There Is a Green Hill Far Away, perfect for offertory or other special service music.
Added by crosby3145, 29 May 2019

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Ye Must Be Born Again and Nine Other Hymns by George C. Stebbins

Once again, we find a hymnwriter who was a friend of D.L. Moody. Apparently, D.L. Moody knew all the great hymnwriters of the post-Civil-War era. Certainly a talented group of friends to have! The name George C. Stebbins may not ring a bell, but you’ll certainly know him from such classics as “Jesus Is Calling,” “Have Thine Own Way, Lord,” and “Ye Must Be Born Again.”
Stebbins was born in Orleans County, New York, February 26, 1846. He grew up on a farm, taking music lessons in Buffalo and Rochester, eventually becoming a singing teacher. In 1869, he moved to Chicago. There, he worked for the Lyon and Healy Music Company, also becoming music director at First Baptist Church in 1870.
It was in Chicago that Stebbins met Moody, as well as other hymnwriters Ira Sankey, Philip Bliss, and Major Daniel Whittle. He spent only five years in Chicago, moving to Boston in 1874 to direct music at Clarendon Street Baptist Church (pastored by Adoniram Judson Gordon). Two years later, he went to Tremont Temple, where he became their music director. He kept up his relationship with Moody, and while visiting Moody in Northfield two years later, he was persuaded to enter evangelism, helping Moody and others. He helped organize Moody’s Chicago choir that year, then began editing the hymnbooks which Moody would use for his meetings. For the next several years, he helped Moody and other evangelists with their campaigns. Two of the others he frequently worked with were Major Daniel W. Whittle and Dr. George F. Pentecost.
One of Stebbins’s most notable evangelistic tours occurred in 1890, when he and Pentecost went to India. They gave several services there, then gave services in Egypt, Palestine, Naples, Rome, Florence, Paris, and London on the way back.
Stebbins became well known for his skill at directing music. He led Moody’s Northfield, Massachusetts, conference for its first 30 years. Often, he was called upon to lead singing at YMCA and Christian Endeavor gatherings. One of these, held at Madison Square Garden in New York, had 30 thousand present, but this was dwarfed by one in Boston which saw 50 thousand people attend. He also led singing at the Boston commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the YMCA. Gifted with a good voice, he was frequently called upon to sing solos as well.
Songwriting was Stebbins’s specialty—the words to his hymns are written by others. He collaborated with Fanny J. Crosby for several of hers, also working with William T. Sleeper (There Is a Green Hill Far Away; Jesus, I Come) and Frances Ridley Havergal (True-Hearted, Whole-Hearted).
Stebbins’s wife was Elma Miller; the couple had a son as well. Of Moody’s associates, Stebbins had the longest life. He went to be with the Lord shortly after World War II ended, dying October 6, 1945, in Catskill, New York, just shy of a hundred years old. Yet his musical contributions live on in his wonderful hymns, many of which are still sung today. His compositions often tend to be in 6/8 time, partly a result of the words, but also a hallmark of his compositional style. I hope these arrangements are a blessing to you!

Note: For Jesus Is Calling, see Jesus Is Calling and Nine Other Invitations for Solo Piano
Note: For Jesus, I Come, see Jesus Is Calling and Nine Other Invitations for Solo Piano
Note: For I've Found a Friend, see It Is Well with My Soul and Nine Other Hymns for Solo Piano
Note: For Have Thine Own Way, Lord, see It Is Well with My Soul and Nine Other Hymns for Solo Piano
Note: For Saved by Grace, see Praise Him! Praise Him! and Nine Other Hymns by Fanny J. Crosby
Sheet music list :
› Must I Go, and Empty-Handed?
› Take Time to Be Holy
› There Is a Green Hill Far Away
› True-Hearted, Whole-Hearted
› Ye Must Be Born Again