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Alexcenah Thomas
1857 - 1910 Person Name: A. T. Author of "He Pardoned a Sinner Like Me" in Best Hymns No. 3
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Eliza Holmes Reed
1794 - 1867 Person Name: Eliza Read Author of "He pardoned a rebel, a rebel like me" in The Song Book of the Salvation Army Reed, Eliza, née Holmes, was born in London, March 4, 1794; married to the Rev. Andrew Reed in 1816; and died July 4, 1867. Mrs. Reed entered fully and earnestly into her husband's extensive charitable works. Her publications include Original Tales for Children; and The Mother's Manual for the Training of her Children, 1865. Her hymns, 20 in all, were contributed to her husband's collection, and were republished with his in the Wycliffe Chapel Supplement, 1872. They are only of average merit, and have not attained to a marked position. They include:—
1. Gracious Lord, as Thou hast bidden. Holy Baptism.
2. I would be Thine, 0 take my heart . Dedication of Self to Christ.
3. 0 do not let the word depart. The Accepted Time.
4. 0 that I could for ever dwell. Communion with God Desired.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Eliza Holmes Reed
Edward E. Nickerson
Person Name: E. E. Nickerson Composer of "[I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]" in Best Hymns No. 3
Edward E. Nickerson
Thoro Harris
1874 - 1955 Arranger of "[I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]" in Light and Life Songs No. 3 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, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906)
Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor)
Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922)
--www.hymntime.com/tch
Thoro Harris
