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CHILDHOOD (Harker)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. Flaxington Harker Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 35431 17114 44323

A little kingdom I possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Appears in 16 hymnals Used With Tune: CHILDHOOD

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A little kingdom I possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Hymnal: Hymns of the Centuries #160 (1913) Languages: English Tune Title: CHILDHOOD

A little kingdom I possess

Author: Louisa M. Alcott Hymnal: Gloria #160 (1916) Languages: English Tune Title: CHILDHOOD

1832 - 1888 Person Name: Louisa M. Alcott Author of "A little kingdom I possess" in Hymns of the Centuries Alcott, Louisa May, b. Nov. 29, 1833, d. at Concord, March 5, 1888. She published Little Men, Little Women, &c, and also wrote a few hymns for children. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ======================= Alcott, Louisa M., p. 1550, i. Mrs. Eva Munson Smith, in her Woman in Sacred Song, 1885, p. 668, gives Miss Alcott's hymn, "A little kingdom I possess," and prints a note thereon from Miss Alcott, dated “Concord, Oct. 7, 1883," in which Miss Alcott says that this hymn is “the only hymn I ever wrote. It was composed at thirteen, and . . . still expresses my soul's desire." The hymn is in the Baptist School Hymnal, 1880, and others. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)