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[By faith the Lamb of God I see]

Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55346 64517 67654 Used With Text: He Loved Me So

He Loved Me So

Author: E. O. E. Appears in 20 hymnals First Line: By faith the Lamb of God I see Refrain First Line: He loved me so, he loves me so Used With Tune: [By faith the Lamb of God I see]

Er liebte mich

Author: W. Horn Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Im Glauben seh' ich Gottes Lamm Used With Tune: [Im Glauben seh' ich Gottes Lamm]

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Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.4 #169 (1894) First Line: By faith the Lamb of God I see Refrain First Line: He loved me so, He loved me so Lyrics: 1 By faith the Lamb of God I see, Expiring on the cross for me; He paid the mighty debt I owe; He died because He lov’d me so. Refrain: He lov’d me so, He lov’d me so, He died because He lov’d me so. 2 For me the Father sent His Son; For me the victory He won; To save my soul from endless woe, He died because He loved me so. [Refrain] 3 So glad I am that He is mine, So glad that I with Him shall shine; I’ll trust in Him, for this I know, He died because He lov’d me so. [Refrain] 4 O Lamb of God, that made me free, I consecrate my all to Thee; My all,—for this I surely know, He died because He lov’d me so. [Refrain] 5 And when my Lord shall bid me come, To join the loved ones round the throne, I’ll sing, as through the gates I go, He died because He lov’d me so. [Refrain] Tune Title: [By faith the Lamb of God I see]

He Loved Me So

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: Make His Praise Glorious #67 (1900) First Line: By faith the Lamb of God I see Topics: Duets Languages: English Tune Title: [By faith the Lamb of God I see]

He Loved Me So!

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: International Praise #103 (1902) First Line: By faith the Lamb of God I see Refrain First Line: He loved me so Languages: English Tune Title: [By faith the Lamb of God I see]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Person Name: E. O. E. Author of "He Loved Me So" in Living Hymns Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry

William Horn

1839 - 1917 Person Name: W. Horn Author of "Er liebte mich" in Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft Horn, William. (Germany, May 1, 1839--April 27, 1917). Evangelical. Come to United States in 1855, settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, ordained elder 1866, presiding elder 1871, bishop 1891. Editor of various Evangelical German-language publications, including Das Evangelische Magazin and Christliche Kinderfreund. Editor of German weekly of the Evangelical Association, 1883, Christliche Botschafter. Editor of Evangelisches Gesangbuch, 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. His most famous hymn was "Pure and free from all corruption." He wrote 24 hymns in all, and has been called one of the greatest of the German writers in America. Translated many English hymns into German. Retired as bishop in 1915. --Robert S. Wilson, DNAH Archives --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives William Horn was born in Germany May 1, 1839. He died in 1917. He came to U.S. in 1855 and settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, he rose through the ranks of ordained elder and bishop. He retired as Bishop in 1915 and died April 27, 1917. He was the editor of various Evangelical German-lanuage publications including EVANGELISCHES GESANGBUCH of 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. Of his twenty-four hymns the most famous, according to Ellen J. Lorenz, was "Pure and free from all corruption". He also translated many English hymns into German. —Mary L. VanDyke for Dictionary of American Hymnology, Oberlin College Library (14 December 2003)