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'Tis the Savior pleading, Come, O come to me

Author: Palmer Hartsough

Rv Palmer Hartsough USA 1844-1932. Born in Redford, MI, he attended Kalamazoo College and Michigan State Normal school (later MSU). He became an author, editor, lyricist, and librettist. After working as a traveling singing teacher in MI, IL, IA, OH, KY and TN, he opened a music studio in Rock Island, IL, around 1877, also directing music at a Baptist church there. In 1893, due to his poetic abilities, he moved to Cincinnati, OH, and joined the Fillmore Music Company, providing texts (over 1000) for their music. He also served as music director at the Bethel Mission and the 9th Street Baptist Church. He became a traveling song evangelist in 1903, and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1906, serving in Ontario, Canada, and MI from 191… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 'Tis the Savior pleading, Come, O come to me
Author: Palmer Hartsough (1896)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1896
Copyright: Public Domain

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['Tis the Savior pleading]


FILLMORE (Fillmore 12333)

James Henry Fillmore (b. Cincinnati, OH, 1849; d. Cincinnati, 1936) began his musical career by teaching music classes in a singing school and by selling music books (mainly those published by his father). The success of these early sales enabled him to establish, with his brother Frank, the Fillmo…

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Christian Hymnal #d505

Gloria in Excelsis #d710

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Gloria in Excelsis #154

Great Songs of the Church #d395

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Great Songs of the Church #349

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Great Songs of the Church #395

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The Praise Hymnal #223

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