Hold Fast Till I Come

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Rejoicing in hope, believing His word

Author: Thoro Harris
Tune: [Rejoicing in hope, believing His word]
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Rejoicing in hope, believing His word
Title:	Hold Fast Till I Come
Author:	Thoro Harris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	"Hold fast till I come," hear the word of the Master
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain