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Bliss wrote both hymns and tunes, but Sankey composed music only, usually impromptu. His method was to collect fugitive pieces from the poet’s corner of newspapers, with an eye to devotional content ...
GROWING Up in Stornoway, James Alexander Riach accompanied his parents to church on Sundays. The service was normally preceded by one for the fishing men and their families. This poem comes from his ...
Click to open image viewer. Book of hymns by P.P. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey, 112-pages, discolored cover with black printing, text and binding. Text reads "Gospel hymns No. 2, BY PP. BLISS AND IRA D.