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The Touch of Little Hands

Author: Jennie Evelyn Hussey

Jane Evelyn Hussy was born 8 February 1874 in Henniker, N.H. She was an invalid from rheumatism. She began writing verse as a child. The first were published when she was thirteen. At sixteen she began to write stories, articles and designs for crochet needlework for magazines. In 1898 her first hymns were published. She was a member of the Society of Friends. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line: O the wondrous mystic power
Title: The Touch of Little Hands
Author: Jennie Evelyn Hussey
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O the touch of little hands
Copyright: Public Domain
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Pentecostal Hymns No. 4 #8

Pentecostal Hymns No. 4 #8
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Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #351

Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #351
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The Redeemer's Praise #130

The Redeemer's Praise #130
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