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My own sweet country

I am far from my home

Author: John J. Hood
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: John J. Hood

Born: 1847, Scotland. Died: After 1929 (he was in the 1930 census). Hood ran a Gospel music publishing business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from as early as 1875 to at least 1913. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I am far from my home
Title: My own sweet country
Author: John J. Hood
Copyright: Public Domain

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Chapel and Family Hymn Book #d58

Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d49

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