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[As a distant strain of music]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 34545 45351 76543 Used With Text: Perfect Peace

Author: Eliza Sherman; C. W. Ray Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: As a distant strain of music Refrain First Line: Perfect peace the Father giveth Used With Tune: [As a distant strain of music]

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Perfect peace

Author: Eliza Sherman; C. W. Ray Hymnal: Zion's Delight #34 (1902) First Line: As a distant strain of music Refrain First Line: Perfect peace the Father giveth Languages: English Tune Title: [As a distant strain of music]

Perfect Peace

Author: Eliza Sherman Hymnal: Spicy Breezes #56 (1883) First Line: As a distant strain of music Refrain First Line: Perfect peace the Father giveth Languages: English Tune Title: [As a distant strain of music]

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[As a distant strain of music]" in Zion's Delight Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Person Name: C. W. Ray Author of "Perfect peace" in Zion's Delight 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