Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by."
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In fancy I stood by the shore, one day,
Of the beautiful murm’ring sea;
I saw the great crowds as they thronged the way
Of the Stranger of Galilee;
I saw how the man who was blind from birth,
In a moment was made to see;
The lame was made whole by the matchless skill
Of the Stranger of Galilee.
Tune Title: [In fancy I stood by the shore, one day]First Line: In fancy I stood by the shore, one dayComposer: Lelia Naylor MorrisIncipit: 53331 23443 22171Key: F Major
Tune Title: [In fancy I stood by the shore, one day]First Line: In fancy I stood by the shore, one dayComposer: Leila N. MorrisMeter: 10.8.10.8 D 10.8.9.7Key: F MajorSource: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Stranger_of_Galilee)
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