In what year was the hymnbook that Elisha J. King compiled first published?
Elisha J. King: Elisha James King (1821-1844) was, with B. F. White, the compiler of "The Sacred Harp", a shape note hymnbook that came to be used widely in the rural South. Sacred Harp:  The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since.
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