George C. Hugg

George Crawford Hugg, 1848-1907

Born: May 23, 1848, near Had­don­field, New Jer­sey.
Died: Oc­to­ber 13, 1907, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.
Buried: Fern­wood Cem­e­te­ry, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

At age 12, Hugg be­came choir­mas­ter at the Pres­by­ter­i­an Church in Ber­lin, New Jer­sey. At 14, he pub­lished his first song, Walk in the Light, which be­came very pop­u­lar. He was a pro­lif­ic com­pos­er, with over 2,000 works, includ­ing 18 books of re­viv­al and Sun­day school mu­sic and 90 song serv­ices for spe­cial oc­ca­sions (Christ­mas, East­er, etc.).

Hugg al­so served as choir­mas­ter of the Tab­er­na­cle Pres­by­ter­i­an Church, and the Broad and Arch Street Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church in Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia. He was al­so close­ly con­nect­ed with the Har­per Me­mor­i­al Pres­by­ter­i­an Church in Phil­a­del­phia. His works in­clude:
Walk in the Light, cir­ca 1862
The Crown­ing Tri­umph, with F. L. Arm­strong (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: F. A. North & Com­pa­ny, 1879)
Sunlight in Sac­red Song (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Will­iam H. Bon­er & Co., 1892)
Light in the Val­ley (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: 1898)
Fairer Than Day (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: 1903)

Sources--
Hall, pp. 263-5
Hustad, p. 261

Lyrics--
Birds on Leafy Bough Sing­ing, The
Carol, Sweet­ly Car­ol, the Sav­ior Rose To­day
Christ Is Ris­en!
Clad in the Gos­pel Ar­mor
Floating Down­ward Through the Mid­night
Forward Go and Let the Strain
From the Old Grey Tow’r
Hallelujah, Hal­le­lu­jah, Lift the Voice
Happy Home Com­ing of Our King
Hark, I Hear My Sav­ior Say
Holy, Ho­ly, Ho­ly, God of Hosts
How Sweet the Hour When Man Re­tires
I Have Read of a Won­der­ful Ci­ty
In the Morn of Morns
In the Sun­light, Bright and Glow­ing
List, the Mer­ry Bells Are Ring­ing
List, the Sweet­ly Chim­ing Bells
Lord of Hosts, We Come Ador­ing
Lord, We Come Again with Songs of Glad­ness
Lowly En­tombed Je Lay
Make Room for the Bless­ed Phy­si­cian
O, Come to the Liv­ing Stream
O My Sweet Home, Je­ru­sa­lem
On This Bright and Glor­i­ous Morn­ing
Onward We Come, Sing­ing with Glee
Over Jor­dan, over Jor­dan
Praise Ye, Praise Ye, Praise Ye the Lord!
Precious Love of Je­sus, It Sav­eth Ev­en Me, The
Put On, Put On, the Whole Ar­mor of God
Rejoice, Re­joice, the Mighty King Has Come
Ring, Ring the Bells
Safe on Board the Old Ship Zi­on
See, the Seal Is Rude­ly Brok­en
Sing Again to Me of Je­sus
Sing and Re­joice, All Ye Peo­ple
Soft the Ev­en­ing Bells Are Ring­ing
Song of Joy Per­vades the air, A
Strong to Re­deem Is the Lord Who Hath Made Me
There Is a Land Far, from Sor­row Free
There Is Sun­light in My Soul
There’s a Great Hap­py Throng
Third Day, The
Turning to God
When This Poor Heart Is Bur­dened with Grief
When We Rise to Greet the Master in the Morning
With Song We Cel­e­brate the Day

Music--
Anchored
Beautiful Land of the Jas­per Walls
Blood up­on the Door, The
Callest Thou?
Concepción
Every Bridge Is Burned Be­hind Me
Father Holds the Hand
Fire Is Burn­ing, The
Gathering on the Hill­tops of Glo­ry
Gospel Train, The
I Expect to Get to Hea­ven the Same Old Way
Isle of Some­where, The
Jesus Is Ris­en!
Jesus Ne­ver Leaves the Ship
Light Di­vine
Marble Arch
Morning, The
No, Not One!
Our Ral­ly Song
Round the Pier
Satisfied
Scattering Pre­cious Seed
Take Off the Old Coat
Testing Time, The
To Vic­to­ry!
Tompkins
We’ll Ne­ver Say Good-Bye
When Je­sus Comes to Reign
Worthy the Lamb

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