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The first cable

There is a cable stretched from earth to heaven

Author: Lydia L. A. Very
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Lydia L. A. Very

Very, Lydia Louisa Ann. (Salem, Massachusetts, November 2, 1823-- ). Sister of Jones and Washington Very. She published in 1856 a volume of verses, contributed to other offerings to various Boston and Salem papers. --Putnam, Alfred P. (1875). Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith. Boston: Roberts Brothers. Go to person page >

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First Line: There is a cable stretched from earth to heaven
Title: The first cable
Author: Lydia L. A. Very
Copyright: Public Domain

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