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[I am thinking today of a hill far away]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Clarence B. Strouse Incipit: 51332 34326 64165 Used With Text: The Cross of Jesus
[I am thinking today of a hill far away]

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The Cross of Jesus

Author: Ella M. Parks Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: I am thinking today of a hill far away Refrain First Line: The cross, the cross, the cross of Jesus Used With Tune: [I am thinking today of a hill far away]
The Cross of Jesus

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The Cross of Jesus

Author: Ella M. Parks Hymnal: Hosannas to the King #24 (1901) First Line: I am thinking today of a hill far away Refrain First Line: The cross, the cross, the cross of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [I am thinking today of a hill far away]
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The Cross of Jesus

Author: Ella M. Parks Hymnal: Hosannas to the King #24 (1908) First Line: I am thinking today of a hill far away Refrain First Line: The cross, the cross, the cross of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [I am thinking today of a hill far away]
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The Cross of Jesus

Author: Ella M. Parks Hymnal: Gospel Hosannas #48 (1911) First Line: I am thinking today of a hill far away Languages: English Tune Title: [I am thinking today of a hill far away]
The Cross of Jesus

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Clarence B. Strouse

1869 - 1918 Composer of "[I am thinking today of a hill far away]" in Gospel Hosannas Strouse, a minister, at one time edited The Religious Review of Reviews. Copyright records indicate he was living in Salem, Virginia, in 1901. As of February 1905, he was president of the Florida Winter Bible Conference in Gainesville, Florida. (hymntime.com/tch)
Clarence B. Strouse

Ella M. Parks

Author of "The Cross of Jesus" in Gospel Hosannas
Ella M. Parks
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