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Count the Mercies

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Count the mercies, count the mercies Refrain First Line: Count the mercies, count the mercies Used With Tune: [Count the mercies, count the mercies]

[Count the mercies, count the mercies]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 34351 21323 44323 Used With Text: Count the Mercies

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Hymnal: Gems of Gospel Song #19 (1881) First Line: Count the mercies, count the mercies Refrain First Line: Count the mercies, count the mercies Languages: English Tune Title: [Count the mercies, count the mercies]

Count the mercies

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gems of Praise (Choice Collection of Sacred Melodies) #d33 (1876) Languages: English

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Composer of "[Count the mercies, count the mercies]" in Gems of Gospel Song Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Author of "Count the Mercies" Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City. John Perry