Holy Bible, book divine

How precious the gift which our Father has given

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [How precious the gift which our Father has giv'n]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

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." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line: How precious the gift which our Father has given
Title: Holy Bible, book divine
Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Refrain First Line: A light to my pathway
Copyright: Public Domain

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