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He Ransomed My Soul

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Author: Katharyn Bacon

Katharyn Bacon was born in 1884 and lived in the hills of Tennessee. She liked books, flowers, garden and being close to nature. She was most likely married to George W. Bacon since a lot of her hymns appear in hymnals he edited. 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: Afar I was wandering, in sin and despair
Title: He Ransomed My Soul
Author: Katharyn Bacon
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He ransomed my soul
Publication Date: 1955
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1955.
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[Afar I was wandering, in sin and despair]Highcharts.com
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[Afar I was wandering, in sin and despair]


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