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My Tongue Can Tell

Author: J. E. H. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I once was blind and could not see Refrain First Line: With joy! with joy! my tongue can tell Used With Tune: [I once was blind and could not see]

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[I once was blind and could not see]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. E. Hall Incipit: 31215 25355 65321 Used With Text: My Tongue Can Tell

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My Tongue Can Tell

Author: J. E. H. Hymnal: The Gospel in Song #201 (1885) First Line: I once was blind and could not see Refrain First Line: With joy! with joy! my tongue can tell Languages: English Tune Title: [I once was blind and could not see]

My tongue can tell

Author: Jane E. Hall Hymnal: Echoes of Eden #d57 (1884) First Line: I once was blind and could not see Refrain First Line: With joy, with joy, my tongue can tell Languages: English

My tongue can tell

Author: Jane E. Hall Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Bible Schools #d79 (1885) First Line: I once was blind and could not see Refrain First Line: With joy, with joy, my tongue can tell Languages: English

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J. E. Hall

Person Name: Jane E. Hall Author of "My Tongue Can Tell" Hall, Jane E., of Battleborough, Vermont, has in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 18S1, under the initials "J. E. H.," (1) "The love that Jesus had for me" (Love of Jesus); (2) "We shall have a new name in that land" (The New Name). The music in Sankey to these hymns is also by the same person. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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