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[I'll do what I can for Jesus]

[I'll do what I can for Jesus]

Composer: Powell G. Fithian
Published in 5 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Powell G. Fithian

Born: April 30, 1861, Greenwich Township (now Gibbstown), New Jersey. Fithian was music director for the public schools in Camden, New Jersey. He and his wife Julia were both listed in the 1910 and 1920 census, but his wife appears alone in the 1930 census. Powell’s works include: Songs of the Mercy Seat, with George Hugg (Methodist Episcopal Book Room, 1899) Songs for Work and Worship, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz & Company, 1900) Exalted Praise, with Howard Entwisle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1901) Heavenly Sunlight, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1902) The Fithian Music Primer (New York: American Book Com… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [I'll do what I can for Jesus]
Composer: Powell G. Fithian
Incipit: 35555 56165 55532
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)
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Exalted Praise #41

Exalted Praise #41
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Gospel Melodies #166

Gospel Melodies #166
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Hymns that Help #119

Hymns that Help #119
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Songs for Work and Worship #149

Songs for Work and Worship #149
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The Master's Call #38

The Master's Call #38
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