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Jewels Six
Publication Date: 1955 Publisher: John T. Benson, Jr. Publication Place: Nashville Editors: John T. Benson, Jr.; John T. Benson Pub. Co.
Jewels Six
O, I'm glad that he is mine
Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Jesus is mine, and I'm glad today
O, I'm glad that he is mine
Heaven in my soul
Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Long I sought for worldly treasure
Heaven in my soul
I will live for Jesus
Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Only one life to offer
I will live for Jesus
He's wonderful
Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: JS1955 #d1 (1955) First Line: A moment I pray, to tell you today Languages: English
He's wonderful
Draw near to Jesus
Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: JS1955 #d2 (1955) First Line: Are you discouraged and heavy hearted Languages: English
Draw near to Jesus
A golden tomorrow
Author: Ruth Van Woert Hymnal: JS1955 #d3 (1955) First Line: As I rest at the close of a long, weary day Refrain First Line: There's a golden tomorrow Languages: English
A golden tomorrow
W. Elmo Mercer
1932 - 2020 Hymnal Number: d1 Author of "He's wonderful" in Jewels Six William Elmo Mercer wrote more than 1,600 songs and worked extensively as a music arranger. Arguably his best known song is “Each Step I Take." Mercer worked for the John T. Benson company from 1951 to 1981 as a music editor. He also consulted for LifeWay, Lorenz, Brentwood, and other music companies. He and his wife Marcia traveled as singing evangelists for three decades and he served as the music minister for Scottsboro First Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Monty Lynn, from "William Elmo Mercer," Southern Gospel History, https://www.sghistory.com/
W. Elmo Mercer
John T. Benson
1861 - 1930 Hymnal Number: d4 Author of "Do you know my Jesus" in Jewels Six Mr. John T. Benson, Sr. was born on February 19, 1861 in the Edgefield community in east Nashville and was brought up in the Tulip Street Methodist Church where his father was a charter member. John T. and his wife were involved in the founding of an independent holiness church that later became the Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Benson served as minister of music, first in the mission and then in the Church. The Bensons wrote some gospel songs, but their greatest contribution was in the publishing and distribution of song books and hymnals. He founded the John T Benson Publishing Company in Nashville. John Sr. died on June 24, 1930 in Nashville.
NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.gmahalloffame.org/speaker-lineup/john-t-benson-sr/
John T. Benson
Frank M. Graham
1859 - 1931 Hymnal Number: d22 Author of "We will sing and preach holiness" in Jewels Six Born: March 1, 1859, Birmingham, Illinois.
Died: August 25, 1931, Greensboro, Georgia.
Buried: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Greensboro, Georgia.
Graham was an ordained minister in the Wesleyan (Methodist) Church and served as District Superintendent in northern Georgia from around 1895 to about 1915. He was one of the founders of what is now Southern Wesleyan University at Central, South Carolina.
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Frank M. Graham
