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Keep in the Road

Author: Charles H. Mead Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: For truth and right we take our stand Refrain First Line: Brothers, keep in the middle of the road
Keep in the Road

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[For truth and right we take our stand]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Will S. Hays Incipit: 35555 66535 55323 Used With Text: Keep in the Road
[For truth and right we take our stand]

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Keep in the Road

Author: C. H. Mead Hymnal: Songs for the Ransomed #52 (1887) First Line: For truth and right we take our stand Refrain First Line: Brothers, keep in the middle of the road Languages: English Tune Title: [For truth and right we take our stand]
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Keep in the Road

Author: C. H. Mead Hymnal: Quartette #456 (1889) First Line: For truth and right we take our stand Refrain First Line: Brothers, keep in the middle of the road Languages: English Tune Title: [For truth and right we take our stand]
Keep in the Road

Keep in de middle ob de road

Author: Charles H. Mead Hymnal: Trumpet Notes for the Temperance Battlefield #d36 (1888) First Line: For truth and right we take our stand Refrain First Line: Den, children, keep in de middle ob de road
Keep in de middle ob de road

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Will S. Hays

1837 - 1907 Composer of "[For truth and right we take our stand]" in Quartette William Shakespeare Hays USA 1837-1907. Born in Louisville, KY, he attended colleges in IN, TN, and KY, after which he became a reporter for the “Louisville Democrat” newspaper. He later became a columnist for the “Louisville Courier-Journal” after a stint as a steamboat captain on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. During the Civil War Hays was jailed in New Orleans, LA, for writing songs that supported the Confederate cause. Musically inclined, he wrote about 350 songs. The song “Mollie Darling” (1872) sold a million copies. As with some other hymns, the tune of his popular vaudeville song, “Little old log cabin” was adapted to the new hymn by the lyricist, C W Fry, who wrote “Lily of the valley”. He died in his hometown, Louisville, KY. John Perry
Will S. Hays

Charles H. Mead

Person Name: C. H. Mead Author of "Keep in the Road" in Quartette
Charles H. Mead
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