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[Safe am I, safe am I]

[Safe am I, safe am I]

Composer: Mildred Leightner Dillon (1938)
Published in 10 hymnals


Composer: Mildred Leightner Dillon

Mildred Leightner Dillon was the wife of William S. Dillon. Bill and his wife were on a ship crossing the Atlantic when the ships movement caused the grand piano Mildred was playing to collapse on her, pinning her. He said that while she was pinned, and they were working to free her, she wrote the song "Safe Am I." Walter Witten (friend) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Safe am I, safe am I]
Composer: Mildred Leightner Dillon (1938)
Incipit: 56356 33432 62156
Key: G Major
Copyright: © 1938 by Wm. Dillon

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • More Gospel Songs for All Organs: Includes Registrations for All Organs
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Sacred Songs (1967) pp. 6

Piano Solo

  • Bock's Best Volume I: 50 Outstanding Piano Arrangements of Hymns and Gospel Songs
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Fred Bock Music Company (1980) pp. 126
  • More Gospel Songs for Piano
    Composer/Editor Fred Bock
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1967) pp. 28

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Bible Truth Hymns #227

Audio

Tabernacle Hymns #315

Include 8 pre-1979 instances
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