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Lord, when in Simon's house of yore

Author: Sarah Edwards Henshaw Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord when in Simon's house of yore, Thou with Thy friends didst sit at meat, Mary the precious spikenard bore, And poured it at Thy sacred feet. 2 Like incense sweet, the perfume rare Rose through the house, and sought the skies; And Thou didst own with blessings there A woman's loving sacrifice. 3 So unto Thee, O Lord, this day, A year of labor here we bring; So at Thy feet the gift we lay; Accept, O Lord, the offering. Amen. The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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BERA

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 200 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Edgar Gould Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 33215 52343 11653 Used With Text: Lord, When in Simon's House of Yore

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Lord, When in Simon's House of Yore

Author: Sarah E. Henshaw Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4112 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1. Lord, when in Simon’s house of yore, Thou with Thy friends didst sit at meat, Mary the precious spikenard bore, And poured it at Thy sacred feet. 2. Like incense sweet, the perfume rare, Rose through the house, and sought the skies; And Thou didst own with blessing there A woman’s loving sacrifice. 3. So unto Thee, O Lord, this day, A year of labor here we bring; So at Thy feet the gift we lay; Accept, O Lord, the offering. Languages: English Tune Title: BERA

Lord, when in Simon's house of yore

Author: Sarah E. Henshaw Hymnal: The Hymnal #685 (1895) Lyrics: 1 Lord when in Simon's house of yore, Thou with Thy friends didst sit at meat, Mary the precious spikenard bore, And poured it at Thy sacred feet. 2 Like incense sweet, the perfume rare Rose through the house, and sought the skies; And Thou didst own with blessings there A woman's loving sacrifice. 3 So unto Thee, O Lord, this day, A year of labor here we bring; So at Thy feet the gift we lay; Accept, O Lord, the offering. Amen.

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John E. Gould

1821 - 1875 Person Name: John Edgar Gould Composer of "BERA" in The Cyber Hymnal John Edgar Gould USA 1821-1875. Born in Bangor, ME, he became a musician. He managed music stores in New York City and Philadelphia, PA., the latter with composer partner, William Fischer. He married Josephine Louisa Barrows, and they had seven children: Blanche, Marie, Ida, John, Josephine, Josephine, and Augusta. He compiled eight religious songbooks from 1846 thru 1869. He died while traveling in Algiers, Africa, and was buried in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry

Sarah Edwards Henshaw

1822 - 1894 Person Name: Sarah E. Henshaw Author of "Lord, When in Simon's House of Yore" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: September 18, 1822, Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut. Died: August 30, 1894. Daughter of Edwin Tyler and Alla Mary Edwards, Sarah married Edward Carrington Henshaw in 1849, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In the American civil war, during which Edward commanded "Henshaw’s Battery," Sarah lived in Ottawa, Illinois. There, she helped organize an aid society and served as its secretary. Later, she became associate manager of the Sanitary Commission in Chicago, Illinois, and was elected to write the history of its work; she called her book Our Branch and Its Tributaries. After her husband’s death in 1872, Sarah moved to California to be nearer to her brother’s estate and her son Edward. The 1880 census shows her living in Oakland, California. --www.hymntime.com/tch/