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Down from the Skies
Author: B. R. Hanby Appears in 8 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Down from the skies bending low over the manger Refrain First Line: Little children lisp his grace
Down from the Skies
[Down from the skies bending low o'er the manger]
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Benjamin Russell Hanby Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55556 64543 11111 Used With Text: Down From The Skies
[Down from the skies bending low o'er the manger]
Down from the Skies
Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #68 (1866) Hymnal Title: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools First Line: Down from the skies bending low o'er the manger Refrain First Line: Little children lisp His grace Languages: English Tune Title: [Down from the skies bending low o'er the manger]
Down from the Skies
Down from the Skies
Hymnal: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools #68 (1868) Hymnal Title: Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools First Line: Down from the skies bending low Refrain First Line: Little children lisp his grace Languages: English Tune Title: [Down from the skies bending low]
Down from the Skies
Little children lisp his grace
Author: B. R. Hanby Hymnal: Chapel Gems #d21 (1894) Hymnal Title: Chapel Gems First Line: Down from the skies bending low Languages: English
Little children lisp his grace
B. R. Hanby
1833 - 1867 Person Name: Benjamin Russell Hanby Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "Down From The Skies" in The Cyber Hymnal Benjamin Russell Hanby was born July 22, 1833, the oldest of eight children, to Bishop William Hanby in Rushville, OH. The family moved to Westerville,OH where Bishop Hanby was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. In his short life Benjamin graduated from Otterbein, taught school, became a United Brethren minister, started a singing school, was editor for John Church publishers in Cincinnati and composed many songs and hymns before he died of tuberculosis March 15, 1867. His home in Westerville was Ohio's first memorial to a composer. It was a stop on the Underground Railroad for slaves escaping to Canada and is a national historic site, a Methodist church Landmark and a Network to Freedom site for the National Park Service. There is a Hanby Residence Hall at Otterbein University. Best known for "Up on the housetop" and "Darling Nellie Gray," Hanby published many hymns including "Little Eyes" and "Who is He?
Mary Louise VanDyke
B. R. Hanby
