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[Hear the pennies dropping]

Appears in 26 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 33345 15543 23334 Used With Text: Dropping Pennies
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Dropping Pennies

Author: Mrs. Fidelia H. Dewitt Appears in 46 hymnals First Line: Hear the pennies dropping Refrain First Line: Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping Used With Tune: [Hear the pennies dropping]
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Missionsgaben

Author: W. Horn Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Höret ihr es klingen Refrain First Line: Klingelt, klingelt, klingelt, klingelt Used With Tune: [Höret ihr es klingen]
Missionsgaben

Caen, caen, caen, caen; ¡Oiganlas caer!

Author: Sr. H. V. Espino Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Oigan las monedas, Oiganlas caer Used With Tune: [Oigan las monedas, Oiganlas caer]
Caen, caen, caen, caen; ¡Oiganlas caer!

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Hear the Pennies Dropping

Author: Fidelia H. DeWitt Hymnal: Christ in Song #573 (1908) First Line: Hear the pennies dropping! Refrain First Line: Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping Lyrics: 1 Hear the pennies dropping! Listen while they fall; Ev'ry one for Jesus, He will get them all, Refrain: Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping; Hear the pennies fall! Ev'ry one for Jesus, He will get them all. 2 Dropping, dropping ever. From each little hand; 'Tis our gift to Jesus, From his little band. [Refrain] 3 Now, while we are little. Pennies are are store; But, when we are older, Lord, we'll give thee more. [Refrain] 4 Tho, we've little money. We can give him love; He will own our off'ring, Smiling from above. [Refrain] Topics: Children's Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [Hear the pennies dropping!]
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Dropping Pennies

Author: Mrs. Fidelia H. DeWitt Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #38 (1886) First Line: Hear the pennies dropping Refrain First Line: Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping Lyrics: 1 Hear the pennies dropping, Listen while they fall, Ev’ry one for Jesus, He will get them all. Refrain: Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping, Hear the pennies falls; Ev’ry one for Jesus, He will get them all. 2 Dropping, dropping ever, From each little hand, ‘Tis our gift to Jesus, From his little band. [Refrain] 3 Now, while we are little, Pennies are our store, But, when we are older, Lord, we’ll give thee more. [Refrain] 4 Though we have not money, We can give him love, He will own our off’ring, Smiling from above. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Hear the pennies dropping]
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Author: Fidelia H. DeWitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9152 First Line: Hear the pennies dropping Refrain First Line: Dropping, dropping Lyrics: 1 Hear the pennies dropping, Listen while they fall, Every one for Jesus, He will get them all. Refrain: Dropping, dropping, Dropping, dropping, Hear the pennies fall; Every one for Jesus, He will get them all. 2 Dropping, dropping ever, From each little hand, ’Tis our gift to Jesus, From His little band. [Refrain] 3 Now, while we are little, Pennies are our store; But when we are older, We will give Thee more. [Refrain] 4 Tho’ we have not money, We can give Him love; He receives our offering, Smiling from above. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Hear the pennies dropping]
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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Hear the pennies dropping!]" in Christ in Song William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman
William J. Kirkpatrick

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Person Name: Unknown Author of "Hear the Dropping Pennies" in Songs of Cheer for Children In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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William Horn

1839 - 1917 Person Name: W. Horn Author of "Missionsgaben" in Jugendklänge Horn, William. (Germany, May 1, 1839--April 27, 1917). Evangelical. Come to United States in 1855, settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, ordained elder 1866, presiding elder 1871, bishop 1891. Editor of various Evangelical German-language publications, including Das Evangelische Magazin and Christliche Kinderfreund. Editor of German weekly of the Evangelical Association, 1883, Christliche Botschafter. Editor of Evangelisches Gesangbuch, 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. His most famous hymn was "Pure and free from all corruption." He wrote 24 hymns in all, and has been called one of the greatest of the German writers in America. Translated many English hymns into German. Retired as bishop in 1915. --Robert S. Wilson, DNAH Archives --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives William Horn was born in Germany May 1, 1839. He died in 1917. He came to U.S. in 1855 and settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, he rose through the ranks of ordained elder and bishop. He retired as Bishop in 1915 and died April 27, 1917. He was the editor of various Evangelical German-lanuage publications including EVANGELISCHES GESANGBUCH of 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. Of his twenty-four hymns the most famous, according to Ellen J. Lorenz, was "Pure and free from all corruption". He also translated many English hymns into German. —Mary L. VanDyke for Dictionary of American Hymnology, Oberlin College Library (14 December 2003)
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