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Blessed Friend

Author: James Rowe Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee! Refrain First Line: Keep, O keep me Thine forever Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee! All my heart to Thee I give; In my life there’s none above Thee, Day by day for Thee I live. Refrain: Keep, O keep me Thine forever, Hold me in Thine arms of love; Naught my heart and Thine shall se­ver, O Thou blessèd Friend above. 2 Of Thy grace my soul is singing, Thou art all in all to me; To Thy promise I am clinging, Sure that I Thy face shall see. [Refrain] 3 Keep me faithful, Friend eternal, Let Thy glory be my pride, Till in yonder world supernal, In Thy glory I abide. [Refrain] 4 Soon will end all sin, all scorning, Soon my soul will find her own, In that land of endless morning, When I see Thee on Thy throne. [Refrain] Used With Tune: EREZ Text Sources: Carol Crown by James D. Vaughan (Lawrenceburg, TN: James D. Vaughan, 1915)
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[Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. B. Jordan; B. D. Parker Incipit: 51312 32134 53212 Used With Text: Blessed Friend
[Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee!]

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Blessed Friend

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16022 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee! Refrain First Line: Keep, O keep me Thine forever Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee! All my heart to Thee I give; In my life there’s none above Thee, Day by day for Thee I live. Refrain: Keep, O keep me Thine forever, Hold me in Thine arms of love; Naught my heart and Thine shall se­ver, O Thou blessèd Friend above. 2 Of Thy grace my soul is singing, Thou art all in all to me; To Thy promise I am clinging, Sure that I Thy face shall see. [Refrain] 3 Keep me faithful, Friend eternal, Let Thy glory be my pride, Till in yonder world supernal, In Thy glory I abide. [Refrain] 4 Soon will end all sin, all scorning, Soon my soul will find her own, In that land of endless morning, When I see Thee on Thy throne. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: EREZ
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Blessed Friend

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Carol Crown #13 (1915) First Line: Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee! Refrain First Line: Keep, O keep me thine forever Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee!]
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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Blessed Friend" in Carol Crown Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
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A. B. Jordan

Composer of "[Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee!]" in Carol Crown
A. B. Jordan

B. D. Parker

Composer of "[Blessed Jesus, how I love Thee!]" in Carol Crown
B. D. Parker
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