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Be of Good Cheer

Author: W. H. Flaville

Born: March 27, 1829, Long Branch, New Jersey (birth name: Flavill). Died: November 26, 1897, Chester, Pennsylvania. Buried: Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania. William’s parents were Edward Edwards Flavill and Jane Eliza Yelland Flavill; he married Mary Louisa Forrest Seary in 1852. He held many jobs, including Justice of the Peace, surveyor, "conveyancer," carpenter, real estate agent, and civil engineer. --www.hymntime.com/tch/… Go to person page >

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First Line: Though tempted and tried we may be
Title: Be of Good Cheer
Author: W. H. Flaville
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The Savior says, "Be of good cheer"
Copyright: Public Domain
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