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I've sailed the broad seas of life for years

I've sailed the broad seas of life for years

Author: Edward C. Deas
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Edward C. Deas

Edward C. Deas (unknown – 1944) was a hymnist, arranger of spirituals, music publisher, and music authority for the AME Church. Deas’s hymns, such as “Big Business in Glory” (1921) and “Shine for Jesus” (1925), reflect the simplicity and usage of common language characteristic of the 19th-century revival hymn. Deas also wrote the book Songs and Spirituals of Negro Composition (1928). --Encyclopedia of African American Music, Volume 3, edited by Emmett George Price  Go to person page >

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First Line: I've sailed the broad seas of life for years
Author: Edward C. Deas
Refrain First Line: I have anchored my soul in Jesus
Copyright: Public Domain
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Gates of Praise for the Worship of God and Use in His Service. Rev. ed. #d52

Gates of Praise for the Worship of God and Use in His Service. Rev. ed. #d52

Gems of Love #d70

Gems of Love #d70
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