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[Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work in vain] (Harris)

[Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work in vain] (Harris)

Composer: Thoro Harris
Published in 16 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work in vain] (Harris)
Composer: Thoro Harris
Incipit: 33344 53211 41353
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #14288
Text: Hide Thou Me
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Bible Truth Hymns #225

Page Scan

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #392

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #234

Sacred Songs of the Church #569

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #14288

Include 11 pre-1979 instances
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