[Let Jesus lead thee; surely He knows best]

[Let Jesus lead thee; surely He knows best]

Composer: E. A. Hoffman
Published in 10 hymnals


Composer: E. A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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Title: [Let Jesus lead thee; surely He knows best]
Composer: E. A. Hoffman
Incipit: 55453 21165 56513
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)
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Favorite Gospel Songs #78

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Gems of Gospel Song #111

New Spiritual Songs #137

Popular Hymns Number 3 #10

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Spiritual Songs No. 2 #57

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Sunday School Songs #14

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The Banner of Victory #140

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The Standard Church Hymnal #457

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The Wells of Salvation #165

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