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Autumn

Representative Text

1 Apples mellow, pumpkins yellow,
Tell the time of year,
Nuts are falling, nature calling,
Autumn time is here.

2 Colors gaily, changing daily,
Brighten field and wood,
Autumn's glory tells the story,
God is great and good.

Source: Let Youth Praise Him: a hymnal for Christian primary schools, Sunday schools and Christian homes #24

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Author: Ida F. Leyda

Buried: Harrison Cemetery, Wapello, Iowa. Leyda’s husband apparently had a publishing company in Wapello, Iowa, and (perhaps later) Chicago, Illinois. Her works include: Junior Hymns and Carols. A Book of Hymns and Services for the Junior Department, 1911 Carols: A Book of Songs and Services for the Beginners and Primary Grades of the Sunday School, 1914 Melodies; for Children’s Voices in the Home and Sunday School (Chicago, Illinois: Leyda Publishing Company, 1916) http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/e/y/leyda_if.htm  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Apples mellow, pumpkins yellow
Title: Autumn
Author: Ida F. Leyda
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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Text

Let Youth Praise Him #24

Let Youth Praise Him #24

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d5

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d5

Melodies for Children's Voices #d2

Melodies for Children's Voices #d2

Our Hymns of Praise #32b

Our Hymns of Praise #32b
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