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Our weary years of wandering o'er

Author: Elizabeth B. Harbert Appears in 2 hymnals Used With Tune: [Our weary years of wandering are o'er]

Jesus Came and Met Me

Author: Birdie Bell Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O weary years of wand'ring Refrain First Line: Yes, Jesus came and met me Used With Tune: [O weary years of wandering]

I cried, O Lord, have mercy

Author: Roy McGuire Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: For years I wandered in the paths of sin

[Our weary years of wandering are o'er]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Pluma M. Brown Incipit: 51115 54356 63217 Used With Text: Our weary years of wandering o'er

[O weary years of wandering]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. Howard Entwisle Used With Text: Jesus Came and Met Me

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Our weary years of wandering o'er

Author: Elizabeth B. Harbert Hymnal: Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #113 (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: [Our weary years of wandering are o'er]

Author: Birdie Bell Hymnal: Heavenly Sunlight #42 (1900) First Line: O weary years of wand'ring Refrain First Line: Yes, Jesus came and met me Languages: English Tune Title: [O weary years of wandering]

The Promised Land

Author: Elizabeth Boynton Harbert Hymnal: Truth in Song #39 (1896) First Line: Our weary years of wandering o'er Languages: English

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Birdie Bell

Author of "Jesus Came and Met Me" in Heavenly Sunlight C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

J. Howard Entwisle

1865 - 1901 Composer of "[O weary years of wandering]" in Heavenly Sunlight J Howard Entwisle USA 1865-1901. Born in PA, he became a musician and songbook editor-compiler in Philadelphia, PA, in the 1890s. He collaberated with William J Kirkpatrick, also of Philadelphia, promoting gospel songs. He helped compile “Songs of love and praise #4”, then later “Songs of love and praise #5”. Other published works were: “Bright melodies” (1899), “Heavenly sunlight” (1900), “Exalted praise” (1901). He died in Philadelphia. John Perry