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[Salvation is the sweetest thing]

[Salvation is the sweetest thing]

Composer: Barney Elliott Warren (1911)
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: Barney Elliott Warren

Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Salvation is the sweetest thing]
Composer: Barney Elliott Warren (1911)
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.7.8.8
Incipit: 55511 76556 61655
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Salvation Is the Sweetest Thing

Salvation is the sweetest thing
That mortal ever found;
My soul can never cease to sing,
Such love and peace abound.

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Evening Light Songs #64

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Timeless Truths #184

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