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The gladsome strain

Author: Harriet E. Jones Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: We come, we come, this hallowed day
The gladsome strain

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We come, we come, this hallowed day

Hymnal: The Extra Hymn Book #84 (1864)
We come, we come, this hallowed day

We come, we come, this hallowed day

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: The New Sunday-School Harmonist #d87 (1860)
We come, we come, this hallowed day

We come, we come, this hallowed day

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Sunday School Hymn Book #d473 (1864)
We come, we come, this hallowed day

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Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Author of "The gladsome strain" Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: Ap­ril 18, 1823, Pom­pey Hol­low, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Died: 1915, Bing­ham­ton, New York. Buried: Oran Com­mun­i­ty Church Cem­e­te­ry, Pom­pey, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Daughter of El­e­a­zer Rice, Jones lived in Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Her girl­hood was spent on a farm, re­ceiv­ing what ed­u­ca­tion the count­ry schools and one term at high school could pro­vide. She was al­ways fond of read­ing, and was a great sing­er, with a clear ring­ing voice. On Ju­ly 7, 1844, she mar­ried a son of Rev. Ze­nas Jones; her hus­band died in 1879. Her song writ­ing ca­reer b­egan when her po­e­try came to the at­ten­tion of Dr. M. J. Mun­ger, who asked if she could write some Sun­day school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Town­er, J. C. Ew­ing, the Fill­more bro­thers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch
Harriet E. Jones