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Happy the Man Who Knows

Author: Thomas Cogswell Upham

Upham, Thomas Cogswell, D.D., was born at Durfield, New Haven, Jan. 30,1799, and educated at Dartmouth College (1818), and at Andover (1821). Having entered the Congregational Ministry he became Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Bowdon College, in 1825, and retained the same to 1867. He died at New York, April 2, 1872. His publications were numerous and included Mental Philosophy (which was long and widely used); American Cottage Life; a volume of Poems, 1852, &c. Five of his hymns are given, with accompanying dates, in Hymns and Songs of Praise, &c, N. Y., 1874, as follows:— 1. Fear not, poor weary one. Help in Sorrow (1872). 2. Happy the man who knows. Obedience (1872). 3. 0 Thou great Ruler of the sky. Morning (1… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Happy the man who knows
Title: Happy the Man Who Knows
Author: Thomas Cogswell Upham
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

STATE STREET


ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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GREENWOOD (Sweetser)


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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #534

Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #534
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Carmina Sanctorum #534

Carmina Sanctorum #534
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Christian Science Hymnal #a109

Christian Science Hymnal #a109
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Christian Science Hymnal #aa109

Christian Science Hymnal #aa109
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Christian Science Hymnal #109

Christian Science Hymnal #109

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #92

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #92
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Christian Science Hymnal #109a

Christian Science Hymnal #109a
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Christian Science Hymnal #109b

Christian Science Hymnal #109b
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Christian Science Hymnal #109c

Christian Science Hymnal #109c
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Christian Science Hymnal #109

Christian Science Hymnal #109
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Church Hymns and Tunes #355

Church Hymns and Tunes #355
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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1057

Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1057
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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #190

Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #190
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Hymns of the Faith #252

Hymns of the Faith #252

Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #375

Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #375
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Songs for the Chapel #34

Songs for the Chapel #34
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Songs of Praise with Tunes #376

Songs of Praise with Tunes #376
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The Aid to Praise #70

The Aid to Praise #70
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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #427

The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #427
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The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #418

The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #418
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