It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord (Gray)

Author: James M. Gray
Tune: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord] (Towner)
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: James M. Gray

Born: May 11, 1851, New York City. Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute. A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >

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First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord (Gray)
Title: It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks
Author: James M. Gray
Refrain First Line: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Copyright: Public Domain

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