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John Goss

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Profession
Composer
Died
May 10, 1880
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
England
About
English composer known for "Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven" and "See, Amid the Winter's Snow," both hymns. He was said to be among the last English composers to focus exclusively on ecclesiastical music.
Family
He married Lucy Emma Nerd in 1821, to whom he dedicated "Wert Thou Like Me," a romantic song with lyrics by Walter Scott.

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