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It Reaches Me

Author: Mary D. James Appears in 59 hymnals First Line: O this uttermost salvation! Refrain First Line: It reaches me! it reaches me! Used With Tune: [O this uttermost salvation!]

ATTAINMENT

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 42 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John R. Sweney Incipit: 34553 22135 17654 Used With Text: It Reaches Me

CHELSEA BRIDGE

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. Allan Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 57162 34345 17 Used With Text: It Reaches Me

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Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #26 (1890) First Line: Oh, this uttermost salvation! Refrain First Line: It reaches me! it reaches me! Lyrics: 1 Oh, this uttermost salvation! 'Tis a fountain full and free, Pure, exhaustless, ever flowing, Wondrous grace! it reaches me! Chorus: It reaches me! it reaches me! Wondrous grace! it reaches me! Pure, exhaustless, ever flowing, Wondrous grace! it reaches me! 2 How amazing God's compassion, That so vile a worm should prove This stupendous bliss of Heaven, This unmeasured wealth of love! [Chorus] 3 Jesus, Savior, I adore Thee! Now Thy love I will proclaim, I will tell the blessed story, I will magnify Thy name! [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, this uttermost salvation!]

It Reaches Me

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Hymns of the Heart #47 (1914) First Line: O this uttermost salvation! Refrain First Line: It reaches me! Languages: English Tune Title: [O this uttermost salvation!]

It Reaches Me

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gospel Hosannas #59 (1911) First Line: O this uttermost salvation Languages: English Tune Title: [O this uttermost salvation]

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Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Author of "It Reaches Me" in Crowning Glory No. 1 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

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[Oh, this uttermost salvation!]" in Crowning Glory No. 1 John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission