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The Ship Intemperance

Author: Mary E. Servoss

Servoss, M. E. Hymns by this writer are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881. (1) “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice" (Joy in the Redeemer); and (2) "When the storms of life are raging" (Refuge in God). Another, "'Tis Jesus when the burdened heart" (Jesus, the Sinner's Friend), is in the Sunday School Union Voice of Praise, 1887. Miss Servoss was born at Schenectady, near New York. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: A ship comes over the sea of time
Title: The Ship Intemperance
Author: Mary E. Servoss
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O pray to God, who alone can save
Copyright: Public Domain
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Gates of Praise #158

Gates of Praise #158
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Gates of Praise #158

Gates of Praise #158
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Redeemer's Praise #80

Redeemer's Praise #80
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Royal Gems #150

Royal Gems #150

Trumpet Notes for the Temperance Battlefield #d3

Trumpet Notes for the Temperance Battlefield #d3
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