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L. Dow McDonald

Short Name: L. Dow McDonald
Full Name: McDonald, L. Dow
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Texts by L. Dow McDonald (36)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Any little service for JesusL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Born in a manger to shameL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
Father, blessed Father, keep usL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
I am waiting for the coming of the SaviorL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
I was a wandering child and from the Lord I'd often roamL. D. McDonald (Author)English1
I've a home bright and fair in the land aboveL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
Lost in sin, I used to strayL. Dow McD. (Author)English1
O hear the gentle SaviorL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
O, hear the voice that speaks from heaven aboveL. Dow McDonald (Author)English2
O the precious fountainL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
O why stand ye idle byL. Dow McDonald (Author)3
Over the valley and over the plainL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Praise the Lord our GodL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Rays of the gospel lightL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
See the busy reapers, gleaning in the harvestL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
Somewhere the sky is always brightL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
The Savior died in agony (McDonald)L. Dow McDonald (Author)1
There is a home beyond the sky, whereL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
There's a home bright and fair, In that land over thereL. Dow McDonald (Author)English3
There's a home of the soul over the river of deathL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
There's a land far beyond the skyL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
There's beauty sublime in the gospelL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
To that bright home aboveL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Up the rough and rugged pathwayL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
We are marching to that home Where the faithful ever roamL. D. McDonald (Author)English3
We shall meet beyond the river (McDonald)L. Dow McDonald (Author)1
We're a band of soldiers in the gospel causeL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
When the burdens of life here on earth have been borneL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
When the cares of life are ended and all sorrow have been borneL. D. McD. (Author)English3
When the storm clouds round usL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
When the world is dreary, when the heart is soreL. Dow McDonald (Author)English1
When thy soul is heavy ladenL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
When trials of life beset meL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
When we pass beyond the riverL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Who will go and labor in the fieldL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
Why will you linger, O, why willL. Dow McDonald (Author)1
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