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[Dear Savior, ever at my side] (Harris)

[Dear Savior, ever at my side] (Harris)

Composer: Thoro Harris
Published in 4 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Dear Savior, ever at my side] (Harris)
Composer: Thoro Harris
Incipit: 51117 13153 56525
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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Carols of Hope #130

Carols of Hope #130
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Gospel Carols #219

Gospel Carols #219
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Inspiring Songs No. 1 #50

Inspiring Songs No. 1 #50
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Songs of Summerland #217

Songs of Summerland #217
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