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Speed Away Home

Author: Fannie E. Davison Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Thou who watchest wearily Refrain First Line: Speed away home, away home, away home
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[Thou who watchest wearily]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Dr. J. B. Herbert Incipit: 33445 65522 23334 Used With Text: Speed away Home
[Thou who watchest wearily]

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Speed away Home

Author: Mrs. A. L. Davison Hymnal: Grateful Praise #142 (1884) First Line: Thou who watchest wearily Refrain First Line: Speed away home, away home, away home Languages: English Tune Title: [Thou who watchest wearily]
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Speed away home

Author: Fannie E. Davison Hymnal: Praise and Rejoicing #d97 (1884) First Line: Thou who watchest wearily
Speed away home

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J. B. Herbert

1852 - 1927 Person Name: Dr. J. B. Herbert Composer of "[Thou who watchest wearily]" in Grateful Praise
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Mrs. A. L. Davison

1851 - 1887 Author of "Speed away Home" in Grateful Praise Born: 1851, Cuy­a­ho­ga Falls, Ohio. Died: March 10, 1887, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Buried: Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fannie’s fa­ther was killed when she was 10 years old; af­ter her mo­ther’s re­mar­ri­age to ho­tel­i­er Hen­ry War­ner, the fam­i­ly moved to Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fan­nie mar­ried court re­port­er Asa Lee Da­vis­on and they moved to Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, then Ma­di­son, Wis­con­sin. Sev­er­al of her songs ap­peared in pub­li­ca­tions from the Fill­more Bro­thers of Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, in­clud­ing Songs of Gra­ti­tude (1877), Joy and Glad­ness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882). Lyrics-- Last Words, The Purer in Heart, O God --hymntime.com/tch/bio
Mrs. A. L. Davison