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In Time of Trouble

Author: C. L. G. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: In time of my trouble I sought the Lord Refrain First Line: O Lord, I will trust in Thee Used With Tune: [In time of my trouble I sought the Lord]

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[In time of my trouble I sought the Lord]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. L. Goodenough; Thoro Harris Incipit: 53231 55671 54321 Used With Text: In Time of Trouble

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In Time of Trouble

Author: C. L. G. Hymnal: Songs We Love #200 (1921) First Line: In time of my trouble I sought the Lord Refrain First Line: O Lord, I will trust in Thee Languages: English Tune Title: [In time of my trouble I sought the Lord]

In the time of my trouble, I sought the Lord

Author: Caroline L. Goodenough Hymnal: The Gospel Psalter #d55 (1914) Languages: English

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer (Refrain) of "[In time of my trouble I sought the Lord]" in Songs We Love Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Caroline L. Goodenough

1856 - 1946 Author of "In Time of Trouble" Caroline Louisa Leonard Goodenough. Copyright records indicate Goodenough was living in Rochester, Massachusetts, in 1931. Her works include: High Lights on Hymn­ists and Their Hymns, 1931 --www.hymntime.com
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