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[If I come to Jesus] (Doane)

[If I come to Jesus] (Doane)

Composer: W. Howard Doane
Published in 20 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Composer: W. Howard Doane

An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [If I come to Jesus] (Doane)
Composer: W. Howard Doane
Meter: 6.5.6.5 with refrain
Incipit: 15556 17123 155
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2836
Text: If I Come to Jesus
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 20 of 20)

Choice Hymns of the Faith #454

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Gems of Song #95

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Himnos de la Vida Cristiana #235

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #30

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Jubeltöne #83a

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Jubeltöne #83a

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Light and Life Songs #121

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Little Branches No. 2 #17

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Northfield Hymns for Young People #37

Silberklänge #164

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Songs of Cheer for Children #105

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Sonntagsschulharfe #118

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Sunny-Side Songs for Sunday Schools #149

The Book of Praise #759b

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The Cyber Hymnal #2836

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #221

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #553

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The Primary and Junior Hymnal #129

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The Seed Sower #59

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The Sunday School Hymnary #33

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