Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by."
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Tune Title: [He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of glory]First Line: He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of gloryComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1917
Tune Title: [He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of glory]First Line: He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of gloryComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1945
Tune Title: [He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes]First Line: He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of gloryComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisKey: B♭ MajorDate: 1916
Tune Title: [He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of glory]First Line: He comes, He comes, Lo! Jesus comes, the promised King of gloryComposer: Mrs. C. H. MorrisDate: 1917