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[Closer, still closer, my Savior, to Thee] (Stockton)

[Closer, still closer, my Savior, to Thee] (Stockton)

Composer: John H. Stockton
Published in 3 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: John H. Stockton

Stockton, John Hart, a Methodist minister, was born in 1813, and died in 1877. He was a member of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the successive pastoral charges that he filled as a member of that Conference are found in the Conference Journal. He was not only a preacher, but a musician and composer of tunes, as well as hymn writer. He published two gospel song books: Salvation Melodies, 1874, and Precious Songs, 1875. Hymn Writers of the Church by Charles Nutter, 1911… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [Closer, still closer, my Savior, to Thee] (Stockton)
Composer: John H. Stockton
Incipit: 51332 12171 13554
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #9390
Text: Closer To Thee
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #9390

The Cyber Hymnal #9390
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