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[Cling to the life-line, danger is near you]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 13451 17653 45345

Cling to the Life-Line

Author: T. H. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Cling to the life-line, danger is near you Used With Tune: [Cling to the life-line, danger is near you]

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Author: T. H. Hymnal: Inspiring Songs No. 1 #20 (1906) First Line: Cling to the life-line: danger is near you Lyrics: 1 Cling to the life-line: danger is near you, Life’s surging billows around your roar; Thro’ storm and tempest Jesus will bear you, Safe to your home on the other shore. Chorus: Cling to the life-line, Cling to the life-line, Over the deep and stormy wave; Cling to the life-line, Cling to the life-line, Jesus is near your soul to save. 2 Cling to the life-line: all else will fail you, None can prevail ‘gainst the raging flood; When wild the waves of sorrow assail you: Cling to the life-line and trust in God. [Chorus] 3 Cling to the life-line: God will protect you Tho’ fierce the seas of temptation roll; Christ is your Pilot, He will direct you Cling then with faith and a fearless soul. [Chorus] 4 Cling to the life-line: Christ will befriend you; Fear not the winds nor the billows’ foam; Aid to the helpless He will extend you Till you shall reach your eternal home. [Chorus] Topics: Salvation Languages: English Tune Title: [Cling to the life-line: danger is near you]

Cling to the Life-Line

Author: T. H. Hymnal: Gospel Carols #116 (1905) First Line: Cling to the life-line, danger is near you Languages: English Tune Title: [Cling to the life-line, danger is near you]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Person Name: T. H. Author of "Cling to the Life-Line" in Gospel Carols Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch