Edward Albert Barnes, born January 24 1842. He was a life long resident of Chicago and a prolifich hymn writer, and active in the American Temperance Movement.
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Display Title: Hold Me Up, O LordFirst Line: Hold me up, O Lord, and direct my stepsTune Title: [Hold me up, O Lord, and direct my steps]Author: E. A. BarnesDate: 1908
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