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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. M. Author of "God is for Us" in The Voice of Thanksgiving 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

Herman von Berge

1871 - 1963 Person Name: Herm. von Berge Author of "Gott ist mit uns" in Neue Zions-Lieder Herman von Berge was born in Germany. He graduated from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, a German Baptist seminary. He was a minister, a professor at Colgate-Rochester, a composer, and editor at Lorenz Music Publishing. From "Life as a Baptist Pastor, Composer Brings Tribute to Von Berge" by Anne Hitch, Journal Herald Staff Writer, accessed March 19, 2022 from Dearest Irma: letters my grandmother saved" (https://dearestirma.wordpress.com/tag/herman-von-berge/)

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