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Increase in knowledge of thy God

Increase in knowledge of thy God

Author: Betty Barrett
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Betty Barrett

Betty Pratt Barrett was an educator and manager of the Lafayette Pilot Public Library for more than 15 years. She is married to a minister, A. Wayne Barrett. Her hymn "Increase in Knowledge of Thy God" was a second place winner in the fourth Southern Baptist hymn-writing competition in 1966. Dianne Shapiro, from "Stanford University Seasons, Fall 2008," "The LaFayette Sun, December 24, 2013" and "Baptist Press, November 3, 1966" Go to person page >

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First Line: Increase in knowledge of thy God
Author: Betty Barrett
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The Church Musician. Vol. l8, No. 8 #d3

The Church Musician. Vol. l8, No. 8 #d3
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