The Wireless S. O. S.

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List, O list! there's a sound from the silvery wave

Author: Palmer Hartsough
Tune: [List, O list! there's a sound from the silvery wave]
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Author: Palmer Hartsough

Rv Palmer Hartsough USA 1844-1932. Born in Redford, MI, he attended Kalamazoo College and Michigan State Normal school (later MSU). He became an author, editor, lyricist, and librettist. After working as a traveling singing teacher in MI, IL, IA, OH, KY and TN, he opened a music studio in Rock Island, IL, around 1877, also directing music at a Baptist church there. In 1893, due to his poetic abilities, he moved to Cincinnati, OH, and joined the Fillmore Music Company, providing texts (over 1000) for their music. He also served as music director at the Bethel Mission and the 9th Street Baptist Church. He became a traveling song evangelist in 1903, and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1906, serving in Ontario, Canada, and MI from 191… Go to person page >

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First Line:	List, O list! there's a sound from the silvery wave
Title:	The Wireless S. O. S.
Author:	Palmer Hartsough
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Save our souls!
Publication Date:	1913
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.