Beautiful Hour

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O beautiful hour of closing day

Author: Mrs. Phoebe Palmer
Tune: [O beautiful hour of closing day]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Mrs. Phoebe Palmer

Palmer, Phoebe, an American Methodist, b. 1807, and d. in 1874, wrote "Blessed Bible! how I love thee" (Holy Scriptures), and “O! when shall I sweep through the gates" (Heaven Anticipated). The latter is in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) Go to person page >

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First Line:	O beautiful hour of closing day
Title:	Beautiful Hour
Author:	Mrs. Phoebe Palmer
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	To hear Father's voice above billow and foam
Publication Date:	1894
Copyright:	Public Domain