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THE OLD SHIP OF ZION

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. W. Carter Incipit: 32135 53556 51531 Used With Text: 'Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu
THE OLD SHIP OF ZION

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The Old Ship of Zion

Author: Samuel Hauser, ca. Appears in 45 hymnals First Line: What ship is this that will take us all home Refrain First Line: O the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu Used With Tune: THE OLD SHIP OF ZION
The Old Ship of Zion

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The Old Ship of Zion

Author: Samuel Hauser, ca. Hymnal: The Sacred Harp #79 (2012) First Line: What ship is this that will take us all home Refrain First Line: O the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu Tune Title: THE OLD SHIP OF ZION
The Old Ship of Zion
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'Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu

Hymnal: Union Harp and History of Songs #73 (1909) First Line: What ship is this that will take us all home Languages: English Tune Title: THE OLD SHIP OF ZION
'Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu

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Wilson Marion Cooper

1850 - 1916 Person Name: W. M. Cooper Harmonizer of "THE OLD SHIP OF ZION" in The Sacred Harp Produced a major revised edition of the Sacred Harp fasola tunebook, 1902. The 2012 Sacred Harp: Revised Cooper Edition in the Hymnary.org database is the lineal descendant of Cooper's 1902 revision.
Wilson Marion Cooper

T. W. Carter

Person Name: Thomas W. Carter Arranger of "THE OLD SHIP OF ZION" in The Sacred Harp
T. W. Carter

Samuel Hauser

Person Name: Samuel Hauser, ca. Author of "The Old Ship of Zion" in The Sacred Harp
Samuel Hauser
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