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[I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]

Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 34545 23213 65345 Used With Text: That Sweet Story

Author: James Rowe Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love Refrain First Line: I am longing to hear it once more Used With Tune: [I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]

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That Sweet Story

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11560 First Line: I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love Refrain First Line: I am longing to hear it once more Lyrics: 1 I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love, And it lifted the cross that I bore, Made me think of the home and the dear ones above, I am longing to hear it once more. Refrain: I am longing to hear it once more, The story repeat o’er and o’er; It is rapture divine to know He is mine; I am longing to hear it once more. 2 Tho’ afar I had wandered in darkness and sin, And tho’ helpless, and weary, and poor, This sweet story left light, hope and gladness within; I am longing to hear it once more. [Refrain] 3 That sweet story of Jesus who died on the tree Will be told on eternity’s shore; How He came as a ransom for you and for me, I am longing to hear it once more. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]

That Sweet Story

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Christian Gospel Hymns #76 (1909) First Line: I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love Refrain First Line: I am longing to hear it once more Lyrics: 1 I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love, And it lifted the cross that I bore, Made me think of the home and the dear ones above; I am longing to hear it once more. Refrain: I am longing to hear it once more; The story repeat o’er and o’er; It is rapture divine, to know He is mine; I am longing to hear it once more. 2 Tho’ afar I had wander’d in darkness and sin, And tho’ helpless, and weary, and poor, This sweet story left light, hope and gladness within; I am longing to hear it once more. [Refrain] 3 That sweet story of Jesus Who died on the tree Will be told on eternity’s shore; How He came as a ransom for you and for me; I am longing to hear it once more. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]

That Sweet Story

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Revival Praises #102 (1907) First Line: I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love Refrain First Line: I am longing to hear it once more Lyrics: 1 I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love, And it lifted the cross that I bore, Made me think of the home and the dear ones above; I am longing to hear it once more. Chorus: I am longing to hear it once more; The story repeat o'er and 'er; It is rapture divine to know He is mine; I am longing to hear it once more. 2 Tho' afar I had wandered in darkness and sin, And tho' helpless, and weary, and poor, This sweet story left light, hope and gladness within; I am longing to hear it once more. [Chorus] 3 That sweet story of Jesus who died on the tree Will be told on eternity's shore; How He came as a ransom for you and for me; I am longing to hear it once more. [Chorus] Tune Title: [I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "That Sweet Story" in Revival Praises 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)

E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[I once heard a sweet story of wonderful love]" in Revival Praises 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