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At Jesus' side

Author: Mary Ann Kidder Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Savior, keep me near Thy side Refrain First Line: At Thy side, at Thy side

[Saviour, keep me near Thy side]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Doane Incipit: 51712 31565 33251 Used With Text: At Jesus’ Side

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Author: Mrs. M. A. Kidder Hymnal: The Bright Array #164 (1889) First Line: Savior, keep me near Thy side Refrain First Line: At Thy side, at Thy side Lyrics: 1 Saviour, keep me near Thy side, Humble, meek, and lowly; In Thy love may I abide, Earnest, pure, and holy. Refrain: At Thy side, at Thy side, Purified, forgiven, Let me ever dwell, dear Lord, With the saints in heaven. 2 With my eyes still fixed on Thee, Oh, divinest treasure! I would sit and be content With Thy love’s full measure. [Refrain] 3 I would cast my sins on Thee While I seek Thy favor, Trusting in Thy precious blood, All-sufficient Saviour. [Refrain] 4 Saviour, keep me near the cross, Clinging, fondly clinging, Till I hear death’s welcome call, And the angels singing. [Refrain] 5Till I pass on pinions soft, Through the golden portal, And my raptured soul shall know Joys that are immortal. [Refrain] Scripture: John 14:3 Tune Title: [Saviour, keep me near Thy side]

At Jesus' side

Author: Mary Ann Kidder Hymnal: Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #639 (1870) First Line: Savior, keep me near Thy side Refrain First Line: At Thy side, at Thy side

At Thy side, at Thy side

Hymnal: Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #71 (1873) First Line: Saviour, keep me near Thy side Languages: English

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M. A. Kidder

1820 - 1905 Person Name: Mary A. Kidder Author of "At Jesus' Side" Used pseudonym: Minnie Waters ========== Mary Ann Pepper Kidder USA 1820-1905. Born at Boston, MA, she was a poet, writing from an early age. She went blind at age 16, but miraculously recovered her sight the following year. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1844 she married Ellis Usher Kidder, a music publisher, working for the firm founded by his brother, Andrew, and they had three children: Mary Frances, Edward, and Walter. That year they moved to Charlestown, MA, and in 1857 to New York City. When the American Civil War broke out, Ellis enlisted in the 4th Regiment as a private. Mustered in for two years of service, he died of disease in 1862, six days after participating in the Battle of Antietam. Left alone, with three children to care for, her writing hobby became a much needed source of income. She began writing short stories, poems, and articles and submitting them to various magazines and newspapers. For over 25 years she wrote a poem each week to the New York Ledger and others to the Waverly Magazine and New York Fireside Companion. She also frequently contributed to the New York Weekly, Demorest’s Monthly, and Packard’s Monthly. It was estimated that she earned over $80,000 from her verse. She lost two of her children when Walter drowned while swimming, and 18 years later, her daughter, Mary Frances, a talented sketch artist, died of heart disease. Mary Ann was active in the temperance movement and one of the first members of the Sorosis club, a women’s club. She loved children and animals. Her daughter-in-law described her as gentle, patient, always serene, and a good listener. She was fiercely independent and refused to lean on others for support, mentally or materially. Mary Ann lived for 46 years in New York City. She is said to have written 1000+ hymn lyrics. She died at Chelsea, MA, at the home of her brother, Daniel, having lived there two years. It is said that her jet-black hair never turned gray, which was a real grief to her, as she longed for that in advancing age. John Perry =========== Kidder, Mary Ann, née Pepper, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, March 16, 1820, is the author of "Lord, I care not for riches" (Name in the Book of Life desired), and "We shall sleep, but not for ever" (Hope of the Resurrection), both of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ===================== Kidder, Mary Ann, née Pepper, p. 1576, i. Mrs. Kidder died at Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 25, 1905. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and resided for 46 years in New York City. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: W. H. Doane Composer of "[Saviour, keep me near Thy side]" in The Bright Array An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)