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Come, Thou my Light, that I may see

Come, Thou my Light, that I may see

Author: Hugh Thomson Kerr (1940)
Tune: OMBERSLEY
Published in 5 hymnals

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Source: Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #393
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Author: Hugh Thomson Kerr

Hugh Thomson Kerr (1872-1950) Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 11, 1872, Elo­ra, Ca­na­da. Died: June 27, 1950, Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia. Buried: Home­wood Cem­e­te­ry, Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia. Kerr at­tend­ed the Un­i­ver­si­ty of To­ron­to and West­ern The­o­lo­gic­al Sem­in­ary, Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia. Or­dained a Pres­by­ter­i­an min­is­ter, he pas­tored in Kan­sas and Il­li­nois, and at the Sha­dy­side Pres­by­ter­i­an Church, Pitts­burgh (1913-1946). A pi­o­neer in re­li­gious broad­cast­ing, his 1922 Christ­mas Day ser­mon was broad­cast to the North and South Poles by ra­dio sta­tion KDKA. He served as Mod­er­a­tor of the Gen­er­al As­sem­bly of the Presb… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come, Thou my Light, that I may see
Author: Hugh Thomson Kerr (1940)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Publication Date: 1942
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1942.
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Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d28

Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d28

Hymns of Faith and Life #432

Hymns of Faith and Life #432

The Churches of God Hymnal. #d96

The Churches of God Hymnal. #d96

Three Hymns of Christian Faith and Dedication #3

Three Hymns of Christian Faith and Dedication #3
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Worship and Service Hymnal #393

Worship and Service Hymnal #393
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