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The Best Story of All

Author: Charles Walker Ray Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Of all the sweet stories that ever were told

[Of all the sweet stories that ever were told]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. W. Ray Incipit: 51557 65217 15321 Used With Text: The Best Story of All

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Author: C. W. R. Hymnal: Zion's Delight #51 (1902) First Line: Of all the sweet stories that ever were told Languages: English Tune Title: [Of all the sweet stories that ever were told]

The best story of all

Author: Charles Walker Ray Hymnal: The Sunday School's Delight #d45 (1903) First Line: Of all the sweet stories that ever were told, this side

The best story of all

Author: Charles Walker Ray Hymnal: Bright Blossoms of Song #d77 (1895) First Line: Of all the sweet stories that ever were told, this side Languages: English

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Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Author of "The best story of all" in Bright Blossoms of Song Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry