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[From wand’ring in the wilderness]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. C. H. Morris Incipit: 11234 76654 44542 Used With Text: Cross Over

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Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: From wand’ring in the wilderness Refrain First Line: Cross over the Jordan’s tide Lyrics: 1 From wand’ring in the wilderness, Go forth at God’s command And thy inheritance possess, The goodly Canaan land. Refrain: Cross over the Jordan’s tide The waters will there divide; Cross over, cross over, And enter fair Canaan’s land; Cross over, cross over, And enter fair Canaan’s land. 2 The Shepherd kind would lead his flock Where richest pastures grow; And where from out the riven rock The living waters flow. [Refrain] 3 To all the riches Canaan yields Our loving Lord invites; To dwell amid its fertile fields And scale its mountain heights. [Refrain] 4 Cross Jordan’s stream of unbelief, Your doubts and fears give o’er; From all your wand’rings find relief, And Canaan’s land explore. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [From wand’ring in the wilderness]

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Cross Over

Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Songs of Praise and Salvation #48 (1902) First Line: From wand’ring in the wilderness Refrain First Line: Cross over the Jordan’s tide Lyrics: 1 From wand’ring in the wilderness, Go forth at God’s command And thy inheritance possess, The goodly Canaan land. Refrain: Cross over the Jordan’s tide The waters will there divide; Cross over, cross over, And enter fair Canaan’s land; Cross over, cross over, And enter fair Canaan’s land. 2 The Shepherd kind would lead his flock Where richest pastures grow; And where from out the riven rock The living waters flow. [Refrain] 3 To all the riches Canaan yields Our loving Lord invites; To dwell amid its fertile fields And scale its mountain heights. [Refrain] 4 Cross Jordan’s stream of unbelief, Your doubts and fears give o’er; From all your wand’rings find relief, And Canaan’s land explore. [Refrain] Tune Title: [From wand’ring in the wilderness]
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Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: The Best of All #48 (1910) First Line: From wand'ring in the wilderness Refrain First Line: Cross over Jordan's tide Tune Title: [From wand'ring in the wilderness]
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Author: Mrs. C. H. M. Hymnal: Songs of Redemption #48 (1899) First Line: From wand'ring in the wilderness Refrain First Line: Cross over the Jordan's tide Languages: English Tune Title: [From wand'ring in the wilderness]

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Mrs. C. H. Morris

1862 - 1929 Person Name: Mrs. C. H. M. Author of "Cross Over" in Songs of Praise and Salvation Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke
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