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Die Tage eilen hin

Author: George Cooper

George Cooper, poet, was born in the city of New York, May 14, 1840 son of John and Hepzibah Cooper, He was educated in the public schools of his native city, and afterwards studied law under the late Chester A. Arthur. After practicing for a short time, he renounced his profession to devote himself to the vocation to which his natural gifts inclined him. In his early years, he had developed a taste for writing, and before his sixteenth year had begun to contribute acceptable verses to several leading magazines. Encouraged by the success that met his early productions, he wrote constantly, and became a regular contributor to such periodicals as “The Independent,” “Harpers’ Young People,” and “Harper’s Magazine,” “Atlantic… Go to person page >

Translator: W. Rauschenbusch

(no biographical information available about W. Rauschenbusch.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Manches Herz will fast ermüden
Title: Die Tage eilen hin
English Title: While the Days Are Going By
Author: George Cooper
Translator: W. Rauschenbusch
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Eilen hin, eilen hin
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 (Gospel Hymns) #335

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Evangeliums-Lieder 1 und 2 #335

Evangeliums-Saenger #d144

German Sunday School Songs ... for the Beachy Amish of Lancaster County, PA. #d79

German Sunday School Songs ... for the Beachy Amish of Lancaster County, PA. #d86

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