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'Tis true the world is very bad

Author: William Denton Appears in 2 hymnals
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'Tis true the world is very bad

Author: William Denton Hymnal: The Truth Seeker Collection of Forms, Hymns and Recitations, Original and Selected, for the Use of Liberals #d413 (1877)
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Author: William Denton Hymnal: The Liberal Hymn Book #64 (1880) First Line: 'Tis true the world is very bad Refrain First Line: As some fault finders think it
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William Denton

1815 - 1888 Author of "'Tis true the world is very bad" Denton, William, M.A., born Mar. l, 1815, and educated at Worcester College, Oxford, B.A. 1844. Entering Holy Orders, he was successively curate of Bradfleld, Berks; Barking, Essex; and Shoreditch. In 1850 he became vicar of St. Bartholomew's, Cripplegate, London, died. Jan. 2, 1888. Mr. Denton was the author of well-known Commentaries on various parts of Holy Scripture. He was proprietor of The Church Hymnal, 1853, of which he was also joint editor with Canon W. Cooke. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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