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[The harvest is passing of blessings so free]

[The harvest is passing of blessings so free]

Composer: R. E. Hudson
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: R. E. Hudson

Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [The harvest is passing of blessings so free]
Composer: R. E. Hudson
Incipit: 55555 33456 55567
Copyright: Public Domain

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