I'll Come to Thee

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I'll come to Thee, O Jesus Christ

Author: Benjamin Waugh
Tune: ST. MAGNUS (Clarke)
Published in 2 hymnals

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	Six Postludes on English Hymn Tunes

Author: Benjamin Waugh

Waugh, Benjamin, was born at Settle, in Yorkshire, Feb. 20, 1839, and educated for the Congregational Ministry at Airedale College, Bradford. He has held pastorates at Newbury, Berkshire, Greenwich, and New Southgate. He has been for several years editor of The Sunday Magazine, and a large contributor to its pages. He has published (1) The Goal Cradle, Who rocks it; (2) Sunday Evenings with my Children; (3) The Children's Sunday Hour; (4) The Child of the English Savage; (5) Imperial Legislation and Street Children. Mr. Waugh's hymns have appeared from time to time in The Sunday Magazine, and have not been separately published. Those which have come into common use include:— 1. Jesus, the Friend of friendless men. Jesus the Sinner's F… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	I'll come to Thee, O Jesus Christ
Title:	I'll Come to Thee
Author:	Benjamin Waugh
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

ST. MAGNUS (Clarke)

ST. MAGNUS first appeared in Henry Playford's Divine Companion (1707 ed.) as an anonymous tune with soprano and bass parts. The tune was later credited to Jeremiah Clark (b. London, England, c. 1670; d. London, 1707), who was a chorister in the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of James II in…

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