Composer Bio Information
Geibel, Adam's bio information
Friday, August 3, 1855 - Thursday, August 3, 1933
Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany.
Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include:
Evening Bells, 1874
Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898)
Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902)
Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901)
World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904)
Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905)
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Source: https://hymnary.org/person/Geibel_Adam
Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. His works include:
Evening Bells, 1874
Saving Grace, with Alonzo Stone (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Stone & Bechter, Publishers, 1898)
Consecrated Hymns, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1902)
Uplifted Voices, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1901)
World-Wide Hosannas, with R. Frank Lehman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1904)
Hymns of the Kingdom, co-editor with R. Frank Lehman et al. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Geibel & Lehman, 1905)
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
Source: https://hymnary.org/person/Geibel_Adam
Hymns Composed (2)
Some Day He'll Make It Plain Mens (TTBB) Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus (Geibel) Mens (TTBB)Hymns Arranged (1)
Some Day He'll Make It Plain Mens (TTBB)The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - To My Redeemer (ZH 227) (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 2 - Christ The Crucified And Glorified (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 3 - The Morning Star (ZH 223) (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 4 - Looking Back To The Day Of Salvation (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 5 - Christ, The Foundation (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 6 - Gathering In Jesus' Name (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 7 - Petition For The Lord's Blessings (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 8 - Attentive Hearers (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 9 - The Children's Supplication (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 11, 2024)
- #10 - Prayer For Access To God's Throne (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 11, 2024)