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SILVER FORK

SILVER FORK

Composer: Daniel Charles Damon (2015)
Published in 2 hymnals


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Composer: Daniel Charles Damon

Daniel Charles Damon (b. 1955) is an internationally published writer of hymn texts and tunes and is Associate Editor of Hymnody for Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois. Damon is also a jazz pianist and has played in many hotels and clubs in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds degrees from Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois (BME, 1977) and Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California (MDiv, 1987). He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church in the San Francisco Bay area and a life member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Several single-author collections of Damon's hymns have been published: Faith Will Sing (Carol Stream, 1993), The Sound of Welcome (Carol Stream, 1998), To the Thirsty… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: SILVER FORK
Composer: Daniel Charles Damon (2015)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © 2015, Hope Publishing Company
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Texts

I Will Not Always Walk This Earth

Believers, Make a Joyful Noise

Believers, make a joyful noise.
Stand firm on Christ, our saving rock;
above the waves, God-given poise
will help you weather every shock.

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Media

New Hymns of Hope #24
Text: Believers, Make a Joyful Noise
New Hymns of Hope #120
Text: I Will Not Always Walk This Earth
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New Hymns of Hope #24

New Hymns of Hope #24
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New Hymns of Hope #120

New Hymns of Hope #120
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