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[A little maid with soft blue eyes]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 55117 76667 76555 Used With Text: Echoes of Old Hymns

Echoes of Old Hymns

Author: Rose Keene Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: A little maid with soft blue eyes Used With Tune: [A little maid with soft blue eyes]

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Echoes of Old Hymns

Author: Rose Keene Hymnal: The Gospel Hymnal #173 (1899) First Line: A little maid with soft blue eyes Languages: English Tune Title: [A little maid with soft blue eyes]

Echoes of Old Hymns

Author: Rose Keene Hymnal: Diadems #202 (1913) First Line: A little maid with soft blue eyes Languages: English Tune Title: [A little maid with soft blue eyes]

Echoes of Old Hymns

Author: Rose Keene Hymnal: Inspiring Hymns #214 (1914) First Line: A little maid with soft blue eyes Languages: English Tune Title: [A little maid with soft blue eyes]

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[A little maid with soft blue eyes]" in Inspiring Hymns Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry