WITH TEARFUL EYES (Harris)

WITH TEARFUL EYES (Harris)

Composer: Thoro Harris (1885)
Published in 4 hymnals


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Composer: Thoro Harris

Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: WITH TEARFUL EYES (Harris)
Composer: Thoro Harris (1885)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 12321 52343 21515
Key: d minor/E Major
Copyright: Public Domain;Public Domain

Texts

The Christian's Parting Hour

Come to Me

With tearful eyes I look around;
Life seems a dark and stormy sea;
Yet, midst the gloom, I hear a sound,
A heavenly whisper, "Come to Me."

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Forsaken, Yet Hoping

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2613
Text: How Sweet the Hour of Closing Day
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The Cyber Hymnal #12052
Text: Forsaken, Yet Hoping
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #2613

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The Cyber Hymnal #12052

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