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IRONS (Bixby)

Composer: S. M. Bixby

Samuel M. Bixby was born on May 27, 1833 in Ha­ver­hill, New Hamp­shire. His com­pa­ny, S. M. Bixby & Company, man­u­factured shoe black­ings and shoe dress­ings, but mu­sic was his pas­sion. He was al­so a Sun­day school su­per­in­ten­dent and choir lead­er. He died on March 11, 1912 in Ford­ham, New York. His works in­clude: Church and Home Hym­nal, cir­ca 1893 Evangel Songs, cir­ca 1894 Gloria Deo: A Col­lec­tion of Hymns and Tunes for Pub­lic Wor­ship in All De­part­ments of the Church (New York: Funk & Wag­nalls Com­pa­ny, 1901) NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/x/bixby_sm.htm  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: IRONS (Bixby)
Composer: S. M. Bixby
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Incipit: 51765 43326 65321
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain
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Gloria Deo #164

Gloria Deo #164
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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a164

The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a164
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