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![]() | As we glide down the soft flowingAuthor: Robert MorrisPublished in 3 hymnals |
Morris, Robert, LL.D., born Aug. 31, 1818, is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and an extensive writer on Freemasonry. In 1868 he visited the Holy Land on behalf of the Freemasons of America, the outcome of which was his work, Freemasonry in the Holy Land. He is the author of some 300 poetical pieces. One of these, "Each gentle dove and sighing bough" (Evening), is in H. R. Palmer's Songs of Love for the Bible School, 1874, Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, &c..
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
Go to person page >| First Line: | As we glide down the soft flowing |
| Title: | The sweet now and now |
| Author: | Robert Morris |
| Refrain First Line: | In the sweet now and now |
| Instances (3) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Loving Voices: for Sunday-school, church and home circle #78 | As we glide down the soft flowing | The sweet now and now | In the sweet now and now | Robert Morris | 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Songs of Love and Praise (for Sabbath-Schools, Prayer-Meetings, and Family Circle) #154 | As we glide down the soft glowing wave | In the sweet now and now | Rob. Morris, L.L.D. | 1884 | |||||||||||||
| Soul Songs for Sunday Schools #d9 | As we glide down the soft flowing | The sweet now and now | In the sweet now and now | Robert Morris | 1885 |
