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Are You Weary, Heavy Laden?

Author: Alfred Barratt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Are you weary, heavy laden, Is your herat with sorrow tried? Refrain First Line: He will keep you in His keeping

[Are you weary, heavy laden]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. Noble Moore Used With Text: Are You Weary, Heavy Laden?

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Author: Rev. Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Heaven's Banner #9 (1955) First Line: Are you weary, heavy laden Refrain First Line: He will keep you in His keeping Languages: English Tune Title: [Are you weary, heavy laden]

Are you weary, heavy laden

Author: Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Gospel Banner #d5 (1955) Languages: English

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Alfred Barratt

1879 - 1968 Author of "Are You Weary, Heavy Laden?" Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,477 hymns. 80 percent of my sermons are published in books and magazines." --William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives