The Mercies of God

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The mercies of God! what a theme for my song

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm
Tune: [The mercies of God! what a theme for my song]
Published in 7 hymnals

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Author: Thomas O. Chisholm

Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much as Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The mercies of God! what a theme for my song
Title:	The Mercies of God
Author:	Thomas O. Chisholm
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	For mercies so great, what return can I make?
Copyright:	© 1932, Word Music Inc.