Will you go

There's a beautiful home, a mansion fair

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe

Kurzenknabe, J. H., music teacher and author, was born in Moenchehof, near Cassel, Curhessen, Germany, Jun 18, 1840. He is a son of John George and Anna Kurzenknabe. He was left an orphan in childhood. He attended the Industrial School at Cassel. When he was fourteen years old he bade farewell to friends and home, September 15, 1854, and set out to seek his fortune in the New World, sailing from Bremerhaven for America on the following day. By mistake he was transferred to a ship on which all were strangers to him, but he was buoyant with hope and free as a bird. During the voyage of forty-nine days, being a very clever violinist, he made friends among the officers and crew and became also a general favorite with the passengers, so that he… Go to person page >

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First Line: There's a beautiful home, a mansion fair
Title: Will you go
Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Refrain First Line: There's a beautiful robe and a crown for thee
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