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: Tent and MansionFirst Line: The tent is frail, that is my earthly homeTune Title: [The tent is frail, that is my earthly home]Author: E. A. BarnesDate: 1887
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