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M. J. Harris

Short Name: M. J. Harris
Full Name: Harris, M. J. (Margaret Jenkins), 1865-1919
Birth Year: 1865
Death Year: 1919

Margaret Jenkins Harris USA 1865-1919. Born in Rushville, IL, she married evangelist, John Harris, and they were active in holiness meetings as musicians and song evangelists. She played the organ for accompaniment to their duets. She was also known as an effective preacher with strong messages. She was a member of the Iowa Holiness Association. She and her husband served as music directors for the 1901 General Holiness Convention in Chicago, IL. She also edited the “Glorious Gospel In Song” hymnbook for the Christian Witness Publishing Company of Chicago. She died in Miami, FL.

John Perry


Texts by M. J. Harris (24)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Cansado y triste vine al SalvadorM. J. Harris (Author)Spanish4
Come enter into Canaan landMargaret J. Harris (Author)English7
Dad al Padre toda gloriaMargaret Jenkins Harris (1865-1919) (Author)Spanish5
Glory, glory to the Father (Harris)M. J. Harris (Author)English2
Have you been rescued from sin and shameMargaret J. Harris (Author)English3
Have you found this great salvationMargaret J. Harris (Author)English5
He heard the blessed invitationM. J. H. (Author)English2
He took my sins away, He took my sins awayMrs. M. J. Harris (Author)English2
I believe in the old-time religionMrs. M. J. H. (Author)English34
I came to Jesus, weary, worn, and sadMrs. M. J. Harris (Author)English46
I felt so weak and unworthyM. J. H. (Author)English2
I heard my loving Savior sayM. J. H. (Author)English25
I long ago left Egypt for the promised landMargaret J. Harris (Author)English29
Ich kam zu Jesus, müde und bedrücktMrs. M. J. Harris (Author)German2
Joyful songs of salvationMrs. M. J. Harris (Author)English2
O hear the calls to battleMargaret J. Harris (Author)2
Oly megterhelt, oly szomorú szívemMargaret J. Harris (Author)Hungarian2
Prepare for on the morrowMrs. M. J. Harris (Author)English2
Singing songs of joy and peaceM. J. H. (Author)English2
There's a story, blessed story, that I heard in days gone byMargaret J. Harris (Author)English5
We may give our hands to JesusMargaret J. Harris (Author)English4
When I saw the cleansing fountainMargaret J. Harris (Author)English81
我到主前滿帶軟弱憂傷 (Wǒ dào zhǔ qián mǎn dài ruǎnruò yōushāng)Margaret Jenkins Harris (Author)Chinese2
يا له نبعا طهوراMargaret Jenkins Harris (Author)Arabic1
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