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God Is Good

Author: Elsie Byler-Burkhard

Born: April 2, 1883, West Liberty, Ohio. Died: July 25, 1958, Tempe, Arizona. Buried: Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Arizona. Daughter of Eli Hertzler Byler & Mary Ann Yoder, Elsie married Samuel Burkhard in August 1913 (possibly in Nebraska, where he was born). In 1920 they were living in Putnam County, Ohio. Elsie taught school for an unknown length of time. Walter Yoder was her cousin. Sources: Findagrave, accessed 20 Nov 2016 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)  Go to person page >

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First Line: O thou the great eternal One
Title: God Is Good
Author: Elsie Byler-Burkhard
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #19

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #19
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