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The Palace of the King

Author: William Mitchell

Mitchell, William, born at Chester, Connecticut, Dec. 19, 1793, educated at Yale College. entered the Congregational Ministry in 1825, and d. at Corpus Christi, Texas, Aug. 1, 1867. To Pt. i. of Joshua Leavitt's Christian Lyre, 1830-1, he contributed “Servants of the Living God" (Christian Warfare); and to Pt. ii. "Jesus, Thy love shall we forget" (The Love of Christ). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: It's a bonnie, bonnie, world that we're living in the noo
Title: The Palace of the King
Author: William Mitchell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We like the gilded simmer
Copyright: Public Domain
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Gospel Hymns No. 4 #82

Gospel Hymns No. 4 #82
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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #258

Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #258
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Our Praise in Song #217

Our Praise in Song #217
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Praise in Song #217

Praise in Song #217
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Sacred Songs & Solos #235

Sacred Songs & Solos #235

Sacred Songs and Solos #235

Sacred Songs and Solos #235
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Singing on the Way #37

Singing on the Way #37

Song Treasury #d69

Song Treasury #d69
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