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Pale Stars and Empty Dawnings

Author: John D. Bacon

John D. Bacon was born March 1, 1900 in New Hope, Texas. He attended the College of Marshall (today East Texas Baptist University) in Marshall, Texas, where he took the opportunity to study music. He was a song leader in the Churches of Christ and taught singing schools as an avocation. Gene C. Finley, Our Garden of Song (West Monroe, LA: Howard Publishing, 1980). --David Russell Hamrick Go to person page >

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First Line: The stars are pale because we cannot see
Title: Pale Stars and Empty Dawnings
Author: John D. Bacon
Publication Date: 1972
Copyright: © Copyright, 1971, by J. D. Bacon.
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