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That all mankind would go astray

That all mankind would go astray

Author: Silas Ballou
Published in 2 hymnals


Author: Silas Ballou

Ballou, Silas. (Cumberland, Rhode Island, February 24, 1753--February 10, 1837, Richmond, New Hampshire). A Universalist layman. A self-educated "rustic poet" who spent most of his life in Richmond, N.H. Prolific versifier. None of his hymns has survived the test of time. Published his New Hymns on Various Subjects in 1785. --Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line: That all mankind would go astray
Author: Silas Ballou
Copyright: Public Domain

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