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Father Almighty, ever creating

Author: Perry Epler Gresham

Gresham, Perry Epler. (Covina, California, December 19, 1907--?). President of Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia. Received B.A. from Texas Christian University in 1930. Ordained to the ministry of the Christian Church in 1931; served the Central Woodward Christian Church in Detroit, Michigan. --The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives… Go to person page >

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First Line: Father Almighty, ever creating
Author: Perry Epler Gresham
Meter: 10.9.10.6
Publication Date: 1954
Copyright: Words copyright, 1954, by the Hymn Society of America.

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