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My Purposes

Author: David E. Dortch

Born: March 5, 1851, The­ta, Ten­nes­see. Died: No­vem­ber 9/11, 1928, Ten­nes­see. Buried: Rose Hill Cem­e­te­ry, Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see. Dortch was teach­ing mu­sic in Mau­ry, Ten­ness­ee, in 1880, and was work­ing as an evan­gel­ist by 1886. His works in­clude: Tid­ings of Joy (Co­lum­bia, Ten­nes­see: 1878) National Tid­ings of Joy (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Na­tion­al Bap­tist Con­ven­tion of Amer­i­ca, 1878) Gospel Mel­o­dies, with Will­iam Dale & Charles Pol­lock (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Cum­ber­land Pres­by­ter­ian Pub­lish­ing House, 1890) Spirit and Life, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (Day­ton, Ohio: Chris­tian Pub­lish­ing As­so­ci­a­tion, 1893)… Go to person page >

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First Line: My purpose is to work for Jesus
Title: My Purposes
Author: David E. Dortch
Language: English
Refrain First Line: My purpose is to work for Jesus
Copyright: Public Domain
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Dortch's Gospel Voices No. 1 #4

Dortch's Gospel Voices No. 1 #4

Go Ye Therefore No. 2 #d69

Go Ye Therefore No. 2 #d69

Hymns of Calvary, a Choice Collection of Old and New Century Hymns and Songs #d143

Hymns of Calvary, a Choice Collection of Old and New Century Hymns and Songs #d143

Our Cumberland Presbyterian Hymnal #d221

Our Cumberland Presbyterian Hymnal #d221

Pearls of Paradise #4

Pearls of Paradise #4
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Perfect Praise #80

Perfect Praise #80
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