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) Go to person page >
Display Title: I'll Go Where He Sendeth MeFirst Line: My Saviour needs helpers from day to dayTune Title: [My Saviour needs helpers from day to day]Author: James Rowe, 1865-1933Date: 1959
Display Title: My Saviour Needs HelpersFirst Line: My Saviour needs helpers from day to dayTune Title: I'LL GO WHERE HE SENDETH MEAuthor: James Rowe, 1865-1933Meter: 10.7.10.7. with Ref.Scripture: Psalm 71:16Date: 1972Subject: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns | ; Christian Life | Consecration