Herbert Buffum was born in La Fayette, Illinois 13 November 1879. He became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He started preaching at seventeen years of age. He did city mission work up and down the Pacific Coast and later in small towns in Kansas. He began publishing hymns at the age of eighteen.
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Tune Title: [Lord, I have started to walk in the light]First Line: Lord, I have started to walk in the lightComposer: Herbert Buffum; William B. OlmsteadIncipit: 33211 16165 51111Key: A♭ Major
Tune Title: [Lord, I have started to walk in the light]First Line: Lord, I have started to walk in the lightComposer: Herbert Buffum; William B. OlmsteadMeter: 10.11.10.11 RKey: A♭ MajorSource: Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (106); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Im_Going_Through)
Tune Title: [Lord, I have started to walk in the light]First Line: Lord, I have started to walk in the lightComposer: Herbert Buffum, 1879-1939Key: G Major or modalDate: 2011
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