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Lord, when the way we cannot see

Author: Charles Parkin

Parkin, Charles. (England, 1894--?). Studied at Oxford University, served in the British Army, 1916-1919, went to the United States in 1923 and was ordained a minister in the Maine Conference of the Methodist Church. Among his pastorates in Maine were parishes in Brunswick, Farmington, Bangor, Portland, and Ocean Park. --The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lord, when the way we cannot see
Author: Charles Parkin
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Publication Date: 1971
Copyright: Copyright 1971 by the Hymn Society of America

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QUEBEC (Baker)

Henry Baker (b. Nuneham, Oxfordshire, England, 1835; d. Wimbledon, England, 1910; not to be confused with Henry W. Baker) was educated as a civil engineer at Winchester and Cooper's Hill and was active in railroad building in India. In 1867 he completed a music degree at Exeter College, Oxford, Engl…

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