[O how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim]

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[O how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim]

Composer: James H. Burke
Published in 32 hymnals

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Composer: James H. Burke

James H Burke, 1855-1901, Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1873. In Chicago, he attended the Moody Church and became a member. He taught Sunday school and started singing groups at the YMCA. He engaged in evangelistic work with D. L. Moody, Daniel Whittle, and others, going to Scotland and Britain for crusade work there for a year and a half. He was also music minister at the New York Gospel Tacernacle for a year in 1891. He traveled with Scottish evangelist, John McNeill for or year or so as well. John Perry Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[O how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim]
Composer:	James H. Burke
Meter:	8.5.8.5 with refrain
Incipit:	55535 12316 1765
Key:	B♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Piano Solo

Be Not Afraid: Advanced Piano Solos
Composer/Editor Gina Y. Sprunger
Published By: SoundForth (2010) pp. 7
For Today and Always: 32 Songs of the Faith arranged for Piano
Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1994) pp. 60