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[I know that foes will oft assail me]

[I know that foes will oft assail me]

Composer: W. W. Combs (1943)
Published in 24 hymnals


Composer: W. W. Combs

William Walker Combs Born: June 1883, Lo­cust Grove, Georg­ia. Died: Date un­known; the 1940 cen­sus shows him in Dal­las, Tex­as. Combs’ par­ents were Will­iam Mc­Col­lough Combs & Ma­ry Eliz­a­beth Walk­er Combs. He marr­ied Flo­rence Bow­man in 1909. His works in­clude: The Voice in Sing­ing: Its Care and De­vel­op­ment, 1938 Modern Mu­sic Read­er (Stamps-Bax­ter Mu­sic and Print­ing Com­pa­ny, 1939) © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [I know that foes will oft assail me]
Composer: W. W. Combs (1943)
Incipit: 51315 35666 23217
Copyright: © 1943, by Stamps-Baxter Music & Ptg. Co. in "Anchored Faith"

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 24 of 24)

Anchored Faith #101

Chiming Bells #99

Choice Specials #83

Chords of Love #91

Crimson Glow #17

Crowning Joy #81

Garden of Melody #105

Golden Chimes #91

Gospel Light #95

Happy Praise #103

Harmony Gems #87

Heaven's Lamp #79

Higher Ground #13

Matchless Gift #93

Melodies of Joy #95

Sacred Tones #73

Sentimental Songs #149

Shepherd's Love #103

Shining Path #87

Silver Trumpets #127

Singers' Pride #101

Songs of Joy #15

Songs of Spring #57

Sunlit Way #91

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