The Blessed Hope

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I have a hope that makes life sweet

Author: Hezekiah Butterworth
Tune: [I have a hope that makes life sweet]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Hezekiah Butterworth

Butterworth, Hezekiah, was born at Warren, Rhode Island, Dec. 22, 1839. He wrote The Story of the Hymns, American Tract Society, 1875. He is the author of "0 Church of Christ, our blest abode" (The Church) in Root's cantata, Under the Palms, and of "Jesus, I Thee believe" (Jesus All in All) in the cantata Faith Triumphant. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I have a hope that makes life sweet
Title:	The Blessed Hope
Author:	Hezekiah Butterworth
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O hope of hopes, O crown of hope
Copyright:	Public Domain