George James Webb

George James Webb

George James Webb (June 24, 1803 - October 7, 1887) was an English-born American composer, conductor, music educator, and organist. He was known for writing "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus". Webb composed the hymn-tune known as "Webb" whilst sailing from England to the United States: the tune is also known as "Morning Light".

Birth and Death Data: Born Salisbury (cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom), Died October 7, 1887 (Orange (township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]723	7-in.	11/25/1902	Stand up for Jesus	Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio]	Mixed vocal trio, with organ	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]723	10-in.	11/25/1902	Stand up for Jesus	Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio]	Mixed vocal trio, with organ	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3201	10-in.	3/11/1901	Stand up! Stand up for Jesus!	Lyric Trio	Mixed vocal trio	composer
Victor	A-1037	7-in.	2/17/1904	Stand up for Jesus	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	B-1037	10-in.	6/24/1904	Stand up for Jesus	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	B-3415	10-in.	5/25/1906	Stand up for Jesus	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-3415	8-in.	5/25/1906	Stand up for Jesus	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20685	10-in.	9/20/1917	Stand up for Jesus	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20901	10-in.	10/19/1917	Stå upp, stå upp för Jesus	Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-30266	10-in.	6/11/1924	Stand up for Jesus	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-82847	10-in.	7/31/1934	Stand up for Jesus	Smith’s Sacred Singers	Male vocal ensemble, with piano	composer
Columbia	3287	10-in.	between January and November 1905	Stand up for Jesus	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Columbia	38153	10-in.	7/22/1912	Stand up, stand up for Jesus	Chimes of Trinity Church, New York City	Chimes solo	composer
Columbia	78250	10-in.	1/9/1919	Stand up for Jesus	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36944	14-in.	before 1914	Stand up for Jesus	Andrea Sarto	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W140749	10-in.	7/3/1925	Stand up, stand up for Jesus	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W80950	10-in.	6/1/1927	Stand up for Jesus	Giddens Sisters	Female vocal trio, with guitars	composer
OKeh	W402487	10-in.	7/2/1929	Stand up for Jesus	The Mountain Singers Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with organ, celeste, and chimes	composer
Brunswick	E15973-E15974	10-in.	6/15/1925	Stand up for Jesus	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ	composer
Brunswick	E16017-E16018	10-in.	6/19/1925	Stand up for Jesus	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ	composer
Brunswick	E21134-E21135	10-in.	1/6/1927	Stand up for Jesus	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with brass quartet, bells, and organ	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webb, George James," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105885.

Webb, George James. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105885.

"Webb, George James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/239251 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/239251

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