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Far from Home

Author: Katharyn Bacon Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Upon the sea of life, sailing Refrain First Line: If today in doubt and sin Used With Tune: [Upon the sea of life, sailing]

[Upon the sea of life, sailing]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. A. Brock Incipit: 55555 55555 55715 Used With Text: Far from Home

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Author: Katharyn Bacon Hymnal: Truth and Hope #84 (1919) First Line: Upon the sea of life, sailing Refrain First Line: If today in doubt and sin Languages: English Tune Title: [Upon the sea of life, sailing]

Far from Home

Author: Katharyn Bacon Hymnal: Harbor Bells [no. 1] #132 (1925) First Line: Upon the sea of life, sailing Refrain First Line: If today in doubt and sin Languages: English Tune Title: [Upon the sea of life, sailing]

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Katharyn Bacon

1884 - 1944 Author of "Far from Home" Katharyn Bacon was born in 1884 and lived in the hills of Tennessee. She liked books, flowers, garden and being close to nature. She was most likely married to George W. Bacon since a lot of her hymns appear in hymnals he edited. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)