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I'll Trust in the Rock

Author: J. J. Maxfield Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: I was a captive once, bound with a chain Scripture: Psalm 61:2 Used With Tune: [I was a captive once, bound with a chain]
I'll Trust in the Rock

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[I was a captive once, bound with a chain]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. E. Dortch Incipit: 33332 12123 55554 Used With Text: I'll Trust in the Rock
[I was a captive once, bound with a chain]

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I'll Trust in the Rock

Author: J. J. Maxfield Hymnal: Grace and Glory #13 (1882) First Line: I was a captive once, bound with a chain Refrain First Line: I turned to the Lord, in distress I did cry Languages: English Tune Title: [I was a captive once, bound with a chain]
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I'll Trust in the Rock

Author: J. J. Maxfield Hymnal: National Tidings of Joy #40 (1878) First Line: I was a captive once, bound with a chain Scripture: Psalm 61:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [I was a captive once, bound with a chain]
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I'll trust in the rock

Author: J. J. Maxfield Hymnal: Tidings of Joy #d24 (1878) First Line: I was a captive once
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D. E. Dortch

1851 - 1928 Composer of "[I was a captive once, bound with a chain]" in National Tidings of Joy Born: March 5, 1851, The­ta, Ten­nes­see. Died: No­vem­ber 9/11, 1928, Ten­nes­see. Buried: Rose Hill Cem­e­te­ry, Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see. Dortch was teach­ing mu­sic in Mau­ry, Ten­ness­ee, in 1880, and was work­ing as an evan­gel­ist by 1886. His works in­clude: Tid­ings of Joy (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: 1878) National Tid­ings of Joy (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Na­tion­al Bap­tist Con­ven­tion of Amer­i­ca, 1878) Gospel Mel­o­dies, with Will­iam Dale & Charles Pol­lock (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Cum­ber­land Pres­by­ter­ian Pub­lish­ing House, 1890) Spirit and Life, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (Day­ton, Ohio: Chris­tian Pub­lish­ing As­so­ci­a­tion, 1893) Choice Songs (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Na­tion­al Bap­tist Con­ven­tion of Amer­i­ca, 1894) Gospel Voic­es (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: South-West­ern Pub­lish­ing House, 1895) Gospel Voic­es No. 3 (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: Da­vid E. Dortch, 1902) Hymns of Vic­to­ry, Parts 1 and 2 (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: Dortch Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1905) Happy Greet­ings to All (Char­lotte, North Car­o­li­na: Dortch Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1916) © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)
D. E. Dortch

J. J. Maxfield

1801 - 1900 Author of "I'll Trust in the Rock" in National Tidings of Joy
J. J. Maxfield
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