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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Tune Title: [There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'r]First Line: There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'rComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1914
Tune Title: [There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'r]First Line: There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'rComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1931
Tune Title: [Hay pureza, libertad y en Jesús seguridad]First Line: Hay pureza, libertad y en Jesús seguridadComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisKey: B♭ MajorDate: 1947
Tune Title: [There is sanctifying pow'r, like a sweet refreshing show'r]First Line: There is sanctifying pow'r, like a sweet refreshing show'rComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1915
Tune Title: [There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'r]First Line: There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'rComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1922
Tune Title: [There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'r]First Line: There is sanctifying pow'r like a sweet refreshing show'rComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1921
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