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A bird, a lovely butterfly

A bird, a lovely butterfly

Author: Florence Pedigo Jansson
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Florence Pedigo Jansson

Jansson, Florence Edna Pedigo. (Patrick County, Virginia, June 9, 1896--?). As of July 1979, resided in New Castle, Va. United Methodist. Daughter of Daniel Thomas and Delia (Foley) Pedigo. Married William P. Jansson December 27, 1927. No children. A.B. Sociology, Columbian College, George Washington University, 1940. Employed by federal government, Washington, D.C. for 27 years as a clerk in the War Risk Insurance Agency, the Veterans' Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Civil Service. She published approximately 400 poems, which appeared in The Christian Herald and The Saturday Evening Post, the Washington Post, the Evening Star, and the New York Times. Many of these are written in a light, humorous vein. She wrote on… Go to person page >

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First Line: A bird, a lovely butterfly
Author: Florence Pedigo Jansson
Meter: 8.8.8.6
Publication Date: 1965
Copyright: Copyright 1965 by the Hymn Society of America

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The Hymnal #d1

Twelve New Hymns for Children #6

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