George Coles Stebbins
1846-1945
   


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George C. Stebbins (1846-1945) Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 26, 1846, East Carl­ton, New York.

Died: Oc­to­ber 6, 1945, Cat­skill, New York.

Buried: Maple Lawn Cem­e­tery, Kew Gar­dens, Brook­lyn, New York.
 
George C. Stebbins (1846-1945) 

Stebbins stu­died mu­sic in Buf­fa­lo and Ro­ches­ter, New York, then be­came a sing­ing teach­er. Around 1869, he moved to Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, to join the Ly­on and Hea­ly Mu­sic Com­pa­ny. He al­so be­came the mu­sic di­rect­or at the First Bap­tist Church in Chi­ca­go. It was in Chi­ca­go that he met the lead­ers in the Gos­pel mu­sic field, such as George Root, Phil­ip Bliss, and Ira Sank­ey.

At age 28, Steb­bins moved to Bos­ton, Mass­a­chus­etts, where he be­came mu­sic di­rect­or at the Clare­don Street Bap­tist Church; the pas­tor there was Adon­i­ram Gor­don. Two years lat­er, Steb­bins be­came mu­sic di­rect­or at Tre­mont Tem­ple in Bos­ton. Short­ly ther­eaft­er, he be­came in­volved in evan­gel­ism cam­paigns with Moo­dy and others. Around 1900, Steb­bins spent a year as an evan­gel­ist in In­dia, Egypt, Ita­ly, Pal­es­tine, France and Eng­land. His works in­clude:

Reminiscences and Gos­pel Hymn Stor­ies (New York: George H. Do­ran Com­pa­ny, 1924)
Sources

Hall, pp. 203-6 
Nutter, p. 465 
Reynolds, pp. 414-5 
Music

Adelaide 
Assiut 
Christ Is Risen! 
Come, Come Away! 
Come to the Fountain 
Gather Them In 
God Holds the Key 
Green Hill 
He Is Near 
Holiness 
Impatient Heart, Be Still 
In the Secret of His Presence 
Janet 
Jesus, I Come 
Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home 
Junkin 
Life in the Loom 
Look Up! Ye Weary Ones 
Must I Go, and Empty-Handed? 
Prodigal Son, The 
Saved by Grace 
Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing 
Singing All the Time 
Some Sweet Morn 
Thanks to God (Stebbins) 
Throw Out the Life-Line 
Truehearted, Wholehearted, Faithful and Loyal 
What Will You Do with Jesus? 
Wonderful Love 
Ye Must Be Born Again 

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