Send the Light

Over the restless ocean to the souls in sin

Author: John M. Henson
Tune: [Over the restless ocean to the souls in sin]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: John M. Henson

John Melvin Henson, 1887-1972 Born: August 23, 1887 in Curryille, Georgia. Died: April 22, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia. John Melvin Henson, who was born on Aug. 23, 1887, at Curryville, GA, and began teaching in singing schools in 1909. With Homer F. Morris, he founded the Morris-Henson Company. During his lifetime, he produced over 200 gospel songs, including "Anywhere Is Home," perhaps his best known, along with "I’ll Live In Glory," and "Happy Am I," that have appeared in some of our books. "Watching You" was copyrighted in 1915. The copyright was later owned by R. E. Winsett and eventually became the property of Ellis J. Crum. Henson died in 1972. --hymnstudiesblog.wordpress.com Go to person page >

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First Line:	Over the restless ocean to the souls in sin
Title:	Send the Light
Author:	John M. Henson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Send the light
Publication Date:	1943
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1943.