[In the desert of sorrow and sin] (Fillmore)

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[In the desert of sorrow and sin] (Fillmore)

Composer: Frederick Augustus Fillmore
Published in 24 hymnals


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Composer: Frederick Augustus Fillmore

Born: May 15, 1856, Par­is, Ill­i­nois. Died: No­vem­ber 15, 1925, Ter­race Park, Ohio. Buried: Mil­ford, Ohio. Frederick Augustus Fillmore, who was born on May 15, 1856, in Paris, IL, one of seven children, five sons and two daughters, born to Augustus Damon and Hannah Lockwood Fillmore. His father was a preacher in the Christian Church, as well as a composer, songbook compiler, and hymn publisher who developed his own system of musical notation using numbers on the staff in place of note heads. Augustus eventually settled in Cincinnati, OH, and established a music publishing business there. Until 1906, there was no official distinction between "Christian Churches" and "Churches of Christ." The names were used pretty much inte… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [In the desert of sorrow and sin] (Fillmore)
Composer: Frederick Augustus Fillmore
Incipit: 13556 65351 71776
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2964
Text: In the Desert of Sorrow and Sin
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Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

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Songs of the Church #344

Standard Songs Of The Church #108

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The Cyber Hymnal #2964

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