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[Hear the voice of the Savior, O ye who are weary] (Gilmour)

[Hear the voice of the Savior, O ye who are weary] (Gilmour)

Composer: H. L. Gilmour
Published in 5 hymnals


Composer: H. L. Gilmour

Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leade… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Hear the voice of the Savior, O ye who are weary] (Gilmour)
Composer: H. L. Gilmour
Incipit: 55567 15352 44355
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Celestial Songs #455

Celestial Songs #455
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Celestial Songs #456

Celestial Songs #456

Melodies of Grace and Truth #24

Melodies of Grace and Truth #24
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Radiant Songs #127

Radiant Songs #127
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Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #194

Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #194
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