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Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd Refrain First Line: That voice is pleading, is gently pleading Used With Tune: [Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd]

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[Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. C. H. Morris Incipit: 13545 65352 34347 Used With Text: The Pleading Voice

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The Pleading Voice

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: The Message in Song #11 (1911) First Line: Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd Refrain First Line: That voice is pleading, is gently pleading Languages: English Tune Title: [Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd]

The Pleading Voice

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two #144 (1909) First Line: Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd Refrain First Line: That voice is pleading, is gently pleading Languages: English Tune Title: [Has a voice in thy heart often whisper'd]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. M. Author of "The Pleading Voice" in Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two 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