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He Is a Great Reality

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray Used With Tune: [Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray]

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[Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Harry L. Brooks Incipit: 55323 43217 12334 Used With Text: He Is a Great Reality

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He Is a Great Reality

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #104 (1925) First Line: Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray Languages: English Tune Title: [Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray]
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He Is a Great Reality

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song) #104 (1926) First Line: Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray Languages: English Tune Title: [Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray]

He is a great reality

Author: J. Gilchrist Lawson Hymnal: The Chapel Bouquet #d1 (1913) First Line: Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray

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J. Gilchrist Lawson

1874 - 1946 Author of "He Is a Great Reality" James Gilchrist Lawson, 1874-1946 Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. James Gilchrist Lawson (1874-1946) was an American evangelist and hymn writer who compiled several best-selling books of Christian biography and poetry. Lawson’s works include: Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Chicago, Illinois: Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1911) Did Jesus Command Immersion?, 1915 Greatest Thoughts About the Bible, 1918 Greatest Thoughts About God, 1920 The World’s Best Humorous Anecdotes, 1923 The World’s Best Conundrums and Riddles of all Ages, 1924 The World’s Best Epigrams, 1924 The "International" Christian Worker’s New Testament, 1924 The Marked Reference Bible The Best Loved Religious Poems, 1933 Farm Animals, 1935 The Book of Dogs, 1936 Seeing America, 1936 The Christian Worker’s New Testament and Psalms Famous Missionaries, 1941 --www.hymntime.com/tch/

Harry L. Brooks

Composer of "[Before I came to Jesus I wandered oft astray]" in The Sheet Music of Heaven (Spiritual Song)
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