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[Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom] (Evans)

[Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom] (Evans)

Composer: George Marks Evans
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: George Marks Evans

Born: 1860, Maes­teg, South Wales. As of 1906, Ev­ans was in charge of the or­gan and choir at the U. B. Church in Sha­mo­kin, Penn­syl­van­ia. In Oc­to­ber 1908, he won first prize for at the Fourth Grand Na­tion­al Eis­tedd­fod in Salt Lake Ci­ty, Utah. Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom] (Evans)
Composer: George Marks Evans
Incipit: 13453 11243 12224
Copyright: Public Domain

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Lob und Ehre #139

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Spirit and Life No. 2 #174

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