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[Watch ye, stand fast in the faith] (Lemmel)

[Watch ye, stand fast in the faith] (Lemmel)

Composer: Helen Howarth Lemmel
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: Helen Howarth Lemmel

Born: November 14, 1863, Wardle, England. Died: November 1, 1961, at her home in Seattle, Washington. Buried: Lemmel was cremated, but her final resting place is unknown to us. Daughter of a Methodist minister, Helen emigrated from England with her family to America when she was 12 years old. They first settled in Mississippi, then relocated to Wisconsin. She moved to Seattle in 1904, and for three years was music critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. While interviewing German singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Helen was persuaded to go to Europe. A gifted singer, she studied music in Germany for four years. Upon her return to America, she began giving concerts and traveling on the Chautauqua circuit. Eventually, she became a vocal… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Watch ye, stand fast in the faith] (Lemmel)
Composer: Helen Howarth Lemmel
Incipit: 15434 45666 51721
Copyright: Public Domain

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Services and Songs #38

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The Church School Hymnal for Youth #380

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