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[In this world of sin and strife] (Marks)

[In this world of sin and strife] (Marks)

Composer: William Edie Marks
Published in 9 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: William Edie Marks

Born: July 1872, Delaware (probably Wilmington) Died: November 20, 1954, Wilmington, Delaware. Buried: Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware. Marks was ap­par­ent­ly liv­ing in Wilm­ing­ton, Del­a­ware, in 1913. His works in­clude: Cream of Song, with Le­an­der Pick­ett & O. B. Cul­pep­per & (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tucky: Pick­ett Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1906) Tears and Tri­umphs No. 4, with Le­an­der Pick­ett & Ben­ja­min Butts (Lou­is­ville, Ken­tucky: Pen­te­cost­al Pub­lish­ing Company, 1910) Noted Hymns, 1927 (ed­it­or) Lyrics-- Christmas Joy Tasting the Joys Trying to Be More like Je­sus We Shall Hear Him Say, "Well Done" Music-- Best Thing I Ev… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [In this world of sin and strife] (Marks)
Composer: William Edie Marks
Incipit: 54333 33176 66667
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

For a Smile

In this world of sin and strife,
In this cold and stormy life,
Where we see so much of trouble all the while;
There are those who, day by day,
Tread a lonely, friendless way,
Vainly waiting, vainly watching for a smile.

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Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)
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Christian Gospel Hymns #58

Christian Gospel Hymns #58
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Coronation Hymns #19

Coronation Hymns #19
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Glorious Hymns #229

Glorious Hymns #229
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Hymni Ecclesiae #512

Hymni Ecclesiae #512
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Hymns of Glory #77

Hymns of Glory #77
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Jubilant Praise #62

Jubilant Praise #62
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Songs of Evangelism #123

Songs of Evangelism #123

The Anti-Saloon League Song Book #30

The Anti-Saloon League Song Book #30
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The Very Best #34

The Very Best #34
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