Temperance

O trust ye in the Lord forever

Author: Mary A. Lathbury
Tune: WHITE RIBBON
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Mary A. Lathbury

Lathbury, Mary Ann, was born in Manchester, Ontario County, New York, Aug. 10, 1841. Miss Lathbury writes somewhat extensively for the American religious periodical press, and is well and favourably known (see the Century Magazine, Jan., 1885, p. 342). Of her hymns which have come into common use we have:— 1. Break Thou the bread of life. Communion with God. A "Study Song" for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, written in the summer of 1880. It is in Horder's (Eng.) Congregational Hymns, 1884. 2. Day is dying in the west. Evening. "Written at the request of the Rev. John H. Vincent, D.D., in the summer of 1880. It was a "Vesper Song," and has been frequently used in the responsive services of the Chautauqua Literary and Sc… Go to person page >

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First Line: O trust ye in the Lord forever
Title: Temperance
Author: Mary A. Lathbury
Language: English
Refrain First Line: God is calling, He goes before us
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Methodist Protestant Church Hymnal #d352

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #528

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The White Ribbon Hymnal #81b

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