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Back to Calvary

Carry me back to Calvary's mountain

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [Carry me back to Calvary's mountain]
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Carry me back to Calvary's mountain
Title: Back to Calvary
Author: Thoro Harris
Language: English
Copyright: © 1937 by Thoro Harris
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Choir Favorites #d9

Choir Favorites #d9

Foursquare Favorites #d25

Foursquare Favorites #d25

Gospel Quintet Songs #d21

Gospel Quintet Songs #d21

Songs of Redemption #116

Songs of Redemption #116

Songs of Trust and Triumph No. 1 #d9

Songs of Trust and Triumph No. 1 #d9

Songs of Trust and Triumph No. 3 #d20

Songs of Trust and Triumph No. 3 #d20

Songs You Love No. 1 #d3

Songs You Love No. 1 #d3

Universal Hymns #d14

Universal Hymns #d14
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