We're Children of a King

We're a band of happy children, In a world of sin and care

Author: Adaline Hohf Beery
Tune: [We're a band of happy children] (Towne)
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: Adaline Hohf Beery

Adaline H. Beery was born on De­cem­ber 20, 1859 in Han­o­ver, Penn­syl­van­ia. Ad­a­line’s fam­i­ly moved to Io­wa when she was 10 years old. She at­tend­ed Mount Mor­ris Col­lege Acad­e­my, Mount Mor­ris, Il­li­nois and for while taught in Io­wa pub­lic schools. Ad­a­line wrote hun­dreds of po­ems, ma­ny of which ap­peared in Breth­ren pe­ri­od­i­cals and in the 1897 Po­ems of a De­cade. She died on Feb­ru­ary 24, 1929, Kane, Il­li­nois. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

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First Line: We're a band of happy children, In a world of sin and care
Title: We're Children of a King
Author: Adaline Hohf Beery
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Come and join our glad hosannas
Copyright: Public Domain

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Bright Light #54

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Christian Life Songs #16

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Gospel Chimes #6

The Brethren's Sunday School Song Book #d167

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