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[Someone is turning his back on the Savior]

[Someone is turning his back on the Savior]

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Published in 3 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Someone is turning his back on the Savior]
Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Incipit: 33365 33235 43456
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #146

Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #146
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Gospel Hymns and Songs #146

Gospel Hymns and Songs #146
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Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #146

Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #146
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