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I saw a little blade of grass

I saw a little blade of grass

Author: Louis S. D. Rees
Published in 8 hymnals


Author: Louis S. D. Rees

REES, Louis S. D., though born in England, lived a great part of his life in our country, chiefly in Philadelphia, and was a highly accomplished scholar, musician, and poet. He gave lessons in the classics, mathematics, and general literature in some of our best schools ; was organist in two or three Episcopal churches, and at his death left a poem, in quite an unfinished state, which, had he lived to complete it, would have given him a high rank as a poet and scholar. He died, February, 1859, aged about forty. --Cleveland, Charles Dexter. (1868). Lyra Sacra Americana: or, Gems from American Sacred Poetry. New York: Charles Scribner and Co. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: I saw a little blade of grass
Author: Louis S. D. Rees
Refrain First Line: I rise to seek the light
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)
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Bradbury's Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #6

Bradbury's Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #6

Children's Praise #d61

Children's Praise #d61
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Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #44

Hymn, Tune, and Service Book for Sunday Schools #44
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Hymns for First-Day Schools #138

Hymns for First-Day Schools #138
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Hymns for First-Day Schools (Rev. and Enl.) #138

Hymns for First-Day Schools (Rev. and Enl.) #138

Lyra Sacra Americana #d81

Lyra Sacra Americana #d81
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The New Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #6

The New Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #6

The Sabbath School Queen #d33

The Sabbath School Queen #d33
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