The church of my old home town

In my childhood days I would wend my way

Author: Alfred Barratt
Tune: [In my childhood days I would wend my way]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Alfred Barratt

Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: In my childhood days I would wend my way
Title: The church of my old home town
Author: Alfred Barratt
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 2 #d90

Page Scan

Calvary Hymns #23

Page Scan

Cornelius' Gospel Songs #23

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us