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A Short Biography of Sabine Baring-Gould

Author Name:

Sabine Baring-Gould

Born As:

Sabine Baring-Gould

Other Names:

The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould

Born:

28 Jan 1834

Died:

2 Jan 1924




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Antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar and hagiographer                          
                          
Wife Grace Taylor, fifteen children                          
Best-known for "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over.”

Sabine Baring-Gould is known to have written 1240 pubications.                          
Though he had to modify the words of some songs which were too rude for Victorian ears, he left his original manuscripts for future students of folk song. His work preserved many beautiful pieces of music and their lyrics which otherwise might have been lost.