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Perfect Peace

Author: R. E. Hudson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Peace, sweet peace Refrain First Line: Perfect peace, Perfect peace, Oh, what joy to know I'm saved Used With Tune: [Peace, sweet peace]

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[Peace, sweet peace]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. E. Hudson Incipit: 56534 55666 52345 Used With Text: Perfect Peace

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Perfect Peace

Author: R. E. Hudson Hymnal: Quartette #142 (1889) First Line: Peace, sweet peace, Peace that passeth understanding Refrain First Line: Perfect peace, Perfect peace, Oh, what joy to know I'm saved Languages: English Tune Title: [Peace, sweet peace, Peace that passeth understanding]
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Perfect Peace

Author: R. E. Hudson Hymnal: Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #93 (1885) First Line: Peace, sweet peace Refrain First Line: Perfect peace, Perfect peace, Oh, what joy to know I'm saved Languages: English Tune Title: [Peace, sweet peace]

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R. E. Hudson

1843 - 1901 Author of "Perfect Peace" in Quartette Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke
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