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There is Cleansing in the Blood

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Heavy ladened, sin sick soul

[Heavy-ladened, sin-sick soul]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Howard E. Smith Incipit: 34556 65123 34433 Used With Text: There Is Cleansing in the Blood

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There is cleansing in the blood

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Living Praise No. 2 #d49 (1906) First Line: Heavy laden, sin sick soul Languages: English

There is cleansing

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Praise and Service #d58 (1907) First Line: Heavy laden, sin sick soul

There is Cleansing in the Blood

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Song Praises #174 (1906) First Line: Heavy ladened, sin-sick soul Languages: English Tune Title: [Heavy ladened, sin-sick soul]

Howard E. Smith

1863 - 1918 Composer of "[Heavy ladened, sin-sick soul]" in Song Praises

1858 - 1927 Author of "There is cleansing in the blood" in Living Praise No. 2 Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry