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O'er Columbia's wide spread forests

O'er Columbia's wide spread forests

Author: David Benedict
Published in 1 hymnal

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Author: David Benedict

Benedict, David. (Norwalk, Connecticut, October 10, 1779--December 5, 1874, Pawtucket, Rhode Island). Converted at the age of twenty, he studied at Brown University, graduating in 1806. After ordination, he served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for twenty-five years. He published several volumes of religious history, including History of the Baptists (1813). He compiled Conference Hymns for Social Worship (Providence, 1817). Cf. Burrage, Baptist Hymn Writers and their Hymns, pp. 254-256. --Harry Eskew, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line: O'er Columbia's wide spread forests
Author: David Benedict
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Conference Hymns for Social Worship. 8th ed. #d99

Conference Hymns for Social Worship. 8th ed. #d99
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