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I Need Thee, Lord

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Author: Elisha A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: When cherished joys have taken wing
Title: I Need Thee, Lord
Author: Elisha A. Hoffman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I need Thee, precious Lord!
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 12 of 12)
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Christian Hymns No. 1 #108

Christian Hymns No. 1 #108
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Gospel Songs for Men #7

Gospel Songs for Men #7

Harvest Bells No. 1 #d100

Harvest Bells No. 1 #d100
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Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #98

Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #98
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Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #59

Hymns New and Old, No. 2 #59
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Hymns New and Old, Revised #38

Hymns New and Old, Revised #38

New Spiritual Songs #103

New Spiritual Songs #103
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Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #95

Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #95
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Songs for All #73

Songs for All #73
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Songs of the Peacemaker #145

Songs of the Peacemaker #145
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Spiritual Songs No. 2 #23

Spiritual Songs No. 2 #23
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The Peacemaker #145

The Peacemaker #145
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