Pressing On

I praise the Lord that a Savior came

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [I praise the Lord that a Savior came]
Published in 5 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 >

Text Information

First Line: I praise the Lord that a Savior came
Title: Pressing On
Author: Thoro Harris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I am pressing on, with a joyful song
Publication Date: 1907
Copyright: Public Domain

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Glory Songs #7

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Gospel Hosannas #74

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #258

Songs of His Coming #7

Songs of Power. Rev. #d91

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