He is near

When the waves madly roll overwhelming

Author: Katharyn Bacon
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Katharyn Bacon

Katharyn Bacon was born in 1884 and lived in the hills of Tennessee. She liked books, flowers, garden and being close to nature. She was most likely married to George W. Bacon since a lot of her hymns appear in hymnals he edited. 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 >

Text Information

First Line: When the waves madly roll overwhelming
Title: He is near
Author: Katharyn Bacon
Refrain First Line: Jesus is near
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hear the Call #d179

Lights of Home #d136

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