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[What can wash my sins away?]

[What can wash my sins away?]

Composer: M. J. Harris (1910)
Published in 3 hymnals


Composer: M. J. Harris

Margaret Jenkins Harris USA 1865-1919. Born in Rushville, IL, she married evangelist, John Harris, and they were active in holiness meetings as musicians and song evangelists. She played the organ for accompaniment to their duets. She was also known as an effective preacher with strong messages. She was a member of the Iowa Holiness Association. She and her husband served as music directors for the 1901 General Holiness Convention in Chicago, IL. She also edited the “Glorious Gospel In Song” hymnbook for the Christian Witness Publishing Company of Chicago. She died in Miami, FL. John Perry  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [What can wash my sins away?]
Composer: M. J. Harris (1910)
Incipit: 33116 15177 12512
Copyright: Public Domain

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Canaan Melodies #138

Glorious Gospel Hymns #616

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Songs of Mounting Up No. 2 #129

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