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![]() | [Nothing satisfies but Jesus] MorrisComposer: Mrs. C.H. MorrisPublished in 1 hymnal |
Lelia N. Morris. Usage Mrs. C. H. Morris.
Born: April 15, 1862, Pennsville, Ohio.
Died: July 23, 1929, Auburn, New York (at her daughter’s home).
Buried: McConnelsville, Ohio.
Leila Naylor Morris(1862-1929)
As a child, Leila lived in Malta and McConnelsville, Ohio. In 1881, she married Charles H. Morris. Leila was active in the Methodist church, camp meetings, and song writing, authoring more than 1,000 Gospel songs. When her eyes began to fail in 1913, her son built a 28-foot blackboard with oversized staff lines, so she could continue composing.
--hymntime.com/tch
Go to person page >| Composer: | Mrs. C.H. Morris |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Copyright: | Words and Music Copyright, 1905, by E.O. Excell. International Copyright Secured. |
| Instances (1) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praiseworthy for the Church and Sunday School #34 | Nothing satisfies but Jesus | Nothing Satisfies but Jesus | Give me Jesus, give me Jesus | C.H. M. | Mrs. C.H. Morris | [Nothing satisfies but Jesus] (Morris) | F Major or modal | English | 1916 |
