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Come and before we bid adieu

Come and before we bid adieu

Author: T. M. Harris
Published in 6 hymnals


Author: T. M. Harris

Harris, Thaddeus Mason. (1768--April 4, 1842, Dorchester, Massachusetts). Unitarian. Early left fatherless, he lived with several farming and clerical families before entering Harvard; after graduating in 1787, he acted as college librarian 1791-1793 before ministering to Dorchester's First [Unitarian] Church until he retirement in 1836. His first hymns were written for the children of the Boston Female Asylum; a pamphlet published in 1801 became the basis of Hymns for the Lord's Supper, original and selected (1820, 1821), which included hymns by John Pierpont and Samuel Gilman, which have fallen out of use. --Henry Wilder Foote, rev. Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line: Come and before we bid adieu
Author: T. M. Harris
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #655

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #655
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #345

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #345
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a345

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a345

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d28

Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d28

Hymns for the Lord's Supper #d6

Hymns for the Lord's Supper #d6
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Hymns for the Lords Supper #XLII

Hymns for the Lords Supper #XLII
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