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I know of a land that's sunk in shame

Author: George W. Sebren
Tune: [I know of a land that's sunk in shame]
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: George W. Sebren

Sebren, George Washington. (Belmont, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, March 8, 1882--January 26, 1940, Asheville, North Carolina). He was the son of Richard Henry and Sarah Jane Sebren. As a small boy he attended singing schools taught by T.J. Lites. He moved with this family to Sabine County, Texas, before he was twelve years old. He attended two sessions of Southern Development Normal, with F.L. Eiland as principal, also one normal under J.L. Moore and one under J.B. Vaughan. He later attended three sessions of the Southern Development Normal at Waco, Texas, under Dr. J.B. Herbert and his associates, graduating from that school in 1906. He also studied at Landon Conservatory of Music, Dallas, Texas, and under D.A. Clippinger, eminent voice teach… Go to person page >

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First Line:	I know of a land that's sunk in shame
Title:	I Know a Name
Author:	George W. Sebren
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	That name is "Jesus"
Copyright:	Public Domain