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George Askins

Short Name: George Askins
Full Name: Askins, George
Death Year: 1816

George Askins was born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States as an adult. He was a Methodist and became an itinerant preacher for the Baltimore Conference in 1801. He was appointed to other circuits as well, mostly in Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky. He died in Frederick, Maryland 28 February 1816.

Dianne Shapiro from The Makers of the Sacred Harp by David Warren Steel with Richard H. Hulan, University of Illinois Press, 2010

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TextsTunesHymnalsRecommendations
Texts by George Askins (10)AsAuthority Languagessort descendingInstances
All hail my dear companionsGeorge Askins (Author)1
Holy God, and hast thou sentGeorge Askins (Author)17
My loving fellow travelersGeorge Askins (Author)7
Nos reunimos y adoramosGeorge Askins (Author)1
O hearken, sinners, we have causeGeorge Askins (Author)13
Sinners, Lord, are trembling nowGeorge Askins (Author)1
Brethren, we have met to worshipGeorge Askins (Author)English167
Jesus, grant us all a blessingGeorge Atkin (Author)English78
We have come to join in worshipGeorge Atkins (Author)English3
Corazones te ofrecemos, Dios de vida y plenitudGeorge Atkins, 1793-1827 (Author)Spanish1
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