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While sorrows encompass me round

Author: Caleb Jarvis Taylor Appears in 24 hymnals

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Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: M. F. McWhorter Incipit: 15611 23155 65176 Used With Text: While sorrows encompass me round

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While sorrows encompass me round

Author: Caleb Taylor Hymnal: The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CDLXXIII (1823)

While sorrows encompass me round

Hymnal: The Baptist Hymn Book #B107 (1842) Languages: English

While sorrows encompass me round

Hymnal: Baptist Hymn Book #aB107 (1847) Languages: English

1763 - 1817 Author of "While sorrows encompass me round" Caleb Jarvis Taylor was a Methodist minister, songwriter, author, and schoolteacher in Kentucky. Born Roman Catholic he converted before the age of 20. He organized early Methodist congregations in northeast Kentucky and supplied camp meeting songs during the Great Revival. He was born June 20, 1763, in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and died June 6, 1816 in Maysville, Kentucky. Chris Hoh, from "The Early Camp Meeting Song Writers," Methodist Quarterly Review, 1859, Vol. XLI, Fourth Series, XI, April, p 401-413; The History of Methodism in Kentucky by a. H. Redford, p 128-134; Mt. Gilead Methodist Meeting House," Hopewell Museum website (www.hopewellmuseum.org)