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'Tis thus in solitude I roam

Author: Thomas Cogswell Upham

Upham, Thomas Cogswell, D.D., was born at Durfield, New Haven, Jan. 30,1799, and educated at Dartmouth College (1818), and at Andover (1821). Having entered the Congregational Ministry he became Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Bowdon College, in 1825, and retained the same to 1867. He died at New York, April 2, 1872. His publications were numerous and included Mental Philosophy (which was long and widely used); American Cottage Life; a volume of Poems, 1852, &c. Five of his hymns are given, with accompanying dates, in Hymns and Songs of Praise, &c, N. Y., 1874, as follows:— 1. Fear not, poor weary one. Help in Sorrow (1872). 2. Happy the man who knows. Obedience (1872). 3. 0 Thou great Ruler of the sky. Morning (1… Go to person page >

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First Line: 'Tis thus in solitude I roam
Author: Thomas Cogswell Upham
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #519

Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #519
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Carmina Sanctorum #519

Carmina Sanctorum #519
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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #815

Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #815

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d657

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d657
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