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I can hear a sweet voice saying

Author: Mollie K. Yocke Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: When the shadows gather round me

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[When the shadows gather round me]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. M. Homer Cummings Used With Text: When the Shadows Gather Round Me

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When the Shadows Gather Round Me

Author: Miss Mollie K. Yocke Hymnal: Songs of Salvation and Service. Revised #11 (1920) Refrain First Line: I can hear a sweet voice saying Tune Title: [When the shadows gather round me]

I can hear a sweet voice saying

Author: Mollie K. Yocke Hymnal: Soul Stirring Songs #d169 (1919) First Line: When the shadows gather round me Languages: English

I can hear a sweet voice saying

Author: Mollie K. Yocke Hymnal: Sacred Selections #d179 (1932) First Line: When the shadows gather round me

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M. Homer Cummings

Person Name: Rev. M. Homer Cummings Composer of "[When the shadows gather round me]" in Songs of Salvation and Service. Revised M. Homer Cummings was born near Pickaway, August 23, 1890, and was graduated from Trevecca College, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1909. After spending a year in the University of Chattanooga, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1911. Since then he has written more than sixty hymns, the more popular being these: "My Lord and King," "There is a Gladness," "What Will You Do with Jesus?" "Come Where the Blessings Fall," The Gospel According to You," "Jesus Is the One You Need." Others appear in "Echoes from Beulah," published by the author at Ripley, W. Va. Mr. Cummings has also written "You Are My Sweetheart," a secular song that has been well received by the music public. His parents are H. M. Cummings and wife, Pickaway. A History of Monroe County, West Virginia, by Oren F. Morton, The McClure Company, Inc., Staunton, VA, 1916

Mollie K. Yocke

Author of "I can hear a sweet voice saying"
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