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Come and see

Wretched, poor, forlorn, forsaken

Author: John Parker
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: John Parker

John Parker, born in England, immigrated to the United States about 1847 at the age of 22. He was a Methodist pastor, serving churches in New York and Vermont. He was a chaplain in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He died in Asbury Park, New York in 1911. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Christian Advocate," Vol. 86, September 28, 1911, P. 1298 (6) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Wretched, poor, forlorn, forsaken
Title: Come and see
Author: John Parker
Refrain First Line: Seek him truly, trust him fully
Copyright: Public Domain

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Singing by the Way #d54

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