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[O glorious hope of perfect love] (Carter)

[O glorious hope of perfect love] (Carter)

Composer: Russell Kelso Carter
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: Russell Kelso Carter

Russel Kelso Carter was a professor in the Pennsylvania Military College of Chester. While there he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church. He became very active in leading camp meetings and revivals. After failing health forced him to abandon this work, he studied and became a medical doctor as well as a writer. He wrote novels as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [O glorious hope of perfect love] (Carter)
Composer: Russell Kelso Carter
Incipit: 11115 66551 11566
Copyright: Public Domain
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Songs of Perfect Love #101

Songs of Perfect Love #101
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Songs of Perfect Love #103

Songs of Perfect Love #103
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Songs of Perfect Love #104

Songs of Perfect Love #104
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