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[On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John P. Hillis Incipit: 12323 45653 21713 Used With Text: The Moorlands of Sin

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin Refrain First Line: Turn away from the moorlands Topics: Command Used With Tune: [On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin]

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The Moorlands of Sin

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Best Endeavor Hymns #78 (1907) First Line: On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin Refrain First Line: Turn away from the moorlands Topics: Command Languages: English Tune Title: [On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin]

The Moorlands of Sin

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs Number Two #92 (1909) First Line: On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin Refrain First Line: Turn away from the moorlands Languages: English Tune Title: [On the bleak, lonely moorlands of sin]

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John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Author of "The Moorlands of Sin" in Best Endeavor Hymns John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)