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Speak to Me

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O speak to me, dear Savior Refrain First Line: O speak to me, Lord Jesus
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[O speak to me, dear Savior]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 53212 17543 23215 Used With Text: Speak to Me
[O speak to me, dear Savior]

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Songs of Calvary #83 (1916) First Line: O speak to me, dear Savior Refrain First Line: O speak to me, Lord Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [O speak to me, dear Savior]
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Speak to Me

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Songs We Love #208 (1921) First Line: O speak to me, dear Savior Refrain First Line: O speak to me, Lord Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [O speak to me, dear Savior]
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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "[O speak to me, dear Savior]" in Songs of Calvary 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
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Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "Speak to Me" in Songs of Calvary Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry
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