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[When I came to Christ, I was all defiled]

[When I came to Christ, I was all defiled]

Composer: G. T. Byrd (1904)
Published in 11 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: G. T. Byrd

George Thomas Byrd was born on Ap­ril 16, 1871 in Har­al­son Coun­ty, Georg­ia. He was a Meth­od­ist min­is­ter, and la­ter a bishop in the Meth­odi­st Hol­ston Con­fer­ence, liv­ing in Day­ton, Ten­nes­see. He died on Oc­to­ber 13, 1950. His works include: Living Songs of Faith and Hope (Day­ton, Ten­nes­see: G. T. Byrd, 1940) See more at http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/y/r/byrd_gt.htm Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [When I came to Christ, I was all defiled]
Composer: G. T. Byrd (1904)
Incipit: 55111 51333 13555
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)
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Christ Exalted in Song #93

Christ Exalted in Song #93

Church Hymnal #225

Church Hymnal #225
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Cream of Song #100

Cream of Song #100
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Heavenly Highway Hymns #3

Heavenly Highway Hymns #3
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Songs of Pentecostal Power, Complete #70

Songs of Pentecostal Power, Complete #70

Songs of Perennial Glory #172

Songs of Perennial Glory #172

Songs of the Kingdom #70

Songs of the Kingdom #70
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Soul Inspiring Songs #160

Soul Inspiring Songs #160

The Eureka Song Climax #184

The Eureka Song Climax #184
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The Golden Sunshine #87

The Golden Sunshine #87
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The Harp of Glory #140

The Harp of Glory #140
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