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John Jaques

Short Name: John Jaques
Full Name: Jaques, John, 1827-1900
Birth Year: 1827
Death Year: 1900

Wikipedia Biography

John Jaques (7 January 1827 – 1 June 1900) was a Latter Day Saint hymnwriter and missionary and an Assistant Church Historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jaques was born to Thomas Jaques and Mary Ann Heighington at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 12 July 1848. A short time later, he served as a missionary for the church in Stratford-on-Avon.

Texts by John Jaques (7)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Come, all ye saints throughout the earthJohn Jaques (Author)English4
How have the nations grown corruptJohn Jaques (Author)6
O say what is truth? 'Tis the fairest gemJohn Jaques (Author)English13
Our Father, in the sacred nameJohn Jaques (Author)English5
¿Qué es la verdad?John Jaques, 1827-1900 (Author)Spanish2
Softly beams the sacred dawningJohn Jaques, 1827–1900 (Author)English7
The silver, gold and precious stonesJohn Jaques (Author)English4

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