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Ye Shall Be Witnesses

Author: Charles Walker Ray Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Ye shall be witnesses unto me Refrain First Line: Ye are my witnesses, saith the Savior

["Ye shall be witnesses unto me"]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. W. Ray Incipit: 33332 16151 23432 Used With Text: Ye Shall be Witnesses

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Author: C. W. R. Hymnal: Zion's Delight #220 (1902) First Line: "Ye shall be witnesses unto me" Refrain First Line: Ye are my witnesses, saith the Saviour Scripture: Acts 1:8 Languages: English Tune Title: ["Ye shall be witnesses unto me"]

Ye Shall Be Witnesses

Author: Lillian Rainor Hymnal: The Revival Helper #220 (1893) First Line: "Ye shall be witnesses unto me" Refrain First Line: Ye are my witnesses, saith the Saviour Languages: English Tune Title: ["Ye shall be witnesses unto me"]

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Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Author of "Ye Shall Be Witnesses" Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry