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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Henry Maiben - Songwriter
My third great grandfather, Henry Maiben, was very much into the arts. Actor, painter, songwriter, etc. In my notes I came across something that said Henry Maiben had written the popular song "Zion is Growing."
I'd never heard of the song (It's popularity has apparently waned) so I decided to go and look for it. I found it in the hymnbook Deseret Sunday School Songs from 1909 at this link. It is hymn #12 in that book.
I also found it in this book called Songs of Zion here at this link. It is song #12 in this book as well. This hymnbook was published in 1908.
Finally, I also found the song in this book called The Children Sing, a children's songbook published in 1951. It is song #72 and was renamed "As Children of Zion."
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