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[He will watch o'er, He will guard you]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: T. Martin Towne Incipit: 35117 65356 12173 Used With Text: He Cares for You
[He will watch o'er, He will guard you]

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Praise the Father

Author: Rev. E. O. Taylor Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Praise the Father and the Spirit Refrain First Line: Sing, ye stars of the morning Used With Tune: [Praise the Father and the Spirit]
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He Cares for You

Author: Fanny J. Kennish Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: He will watch o'er, He will guard you Refrain First Line: Take no tho't for the morrow Used With Tune: [He will watch o'er, He will guard you]
He Cares for You

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He Cares for You

Author: Fanny J. Kennish Hymnal: Welcome Songs #26 (1894) First Line: He will watch o'er, He will guard you Refrain First Line: Take no tho't for the morrow Languages: English Tune Title: [He will watch o'er, He will guard you]
He Cares for You
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Praise the Father

Author: Rev. E. O. Taylor Hymnal: New Joy Bells #25 (1880) First Line: Praise the Father and the Spirit Refrain First Line: Sing, ye stars of the morning Languages: English Tune Title: [Praise the Father and the Spirit]
Praise the Father

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T. Martin Towne

1835 - 1912 Composer of "[He will watch o'er, He will guard you]" in Welcome Songs Towne, T. Martin. (Coleraine, Franklin County, Massachusetts, May 31 [sic], 1835-- ). Methodist. Attended Williston's Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. 1855 to Hudson, New York, then Albany. Taught in Ypsilanti, Michigan, then Detroit. Settled in Janesville, Wisconsin. Served in the Civil War. Settled in Chicago; married Belle Kellogg. Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives
T. Martin Towne

Fanny J. Kennish

Author of "He Cares for You" in Welcome Songs
Fanny J. Kennish

E. O. Taylor

Person Name: Rev. E. O. Taylor Author of "Praise the Father" in New Joy Bells
E. O. Taylor
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