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Author: H. L. Gilmour Meter: 11.8.11.8 with refrain Appears in 319 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea Refrain First Line: I've anchored my soul in the haven of rest

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[My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea]

Meter: 11.8.11.8 with refrain Appears in 189 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George D. Moore Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Haven_of_Rest); Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (11) Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 53333 21161 55111 Used With Text: The Haven of Rest

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The Haven of Rest

Author: H. L. Gilmour Hymnal: 112 Familiar Hymns and Gospel Songs #49 (1945) Hymnal Title: 112 Familiar Hymns and Gospel Songs First Line: My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea Refrain First Line: I've anchored my soul in the "Haven of Rest" Languages: English Tune Title: [My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea]

The haven of rest

Author: Henry L. Gilmour Hymnal: A Messenger for Jesus #d201 (1913) Hymnal Title: A Messenger for Jesus First Line: My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea Refrain First Line: I've anchored my soul in the haven of rest Languages: English

My Soul In Sad Exile

Author: H. L. Gilmour Hymnal: A. M. E. C. Hymnal #374 (1954) Hymnal Title: A. M. E. C. Hymnal First Line: My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea Refrain First Line: I've anchored my soul in the "Haven of Rest" Languages: English Tune Title: [My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea]

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Don Peterman

b. 1925 Person Name: Don Peterman, 1925- Hymnal Title: Revival Hymns and Choruses Arranger of "[My soul in sad exile was out of life's sea]" in Revival Hymns and Choruses

H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Person Name: Henry L. Gilmour Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Author of "The Haven of Rest" in Timeless Truths Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry

George D. Moore

1800 - 1900 Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Composer of "[My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea]" in Timeless Truths He was an itinerant evangelist in NJ & PA in the latter 1800s. He wrote the music to Henry Lake Gilmour’s hymn lyrics of 1885. John Perry