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Ich bete für dich

Author: Samuel O'Malley Cluff

Rv Samuel O'Malley Gore Cluff (Clough) United Kingdom 1837-1910. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he attended Trinity College and became a minister in the (Anglican) Church of Ireland. He pastored at various locations in Ireland. In 1884 he became leader of the Plymouth Brethren. He married Anne Blake Edge. They had four children. He wrote hymn poems and about 1000 songs. He composed many melodies and oratories. He died in Abbeyleix, Ireland. While holding crusades in Scotland with D. L. Moody, Ira Sankey came across Cluff's poem about prayer and composed the music for it, used in subsequent crusades. John Perry Go to person page >

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First Line: Ich hab' einen Heiland, Er bittet im Himmel
Title: Ich bete für dich
English Title: I have a Savior, he's pleading in glor
Author: Samuel O'Malley Cluff
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Für dich will ich beten
Copyright: Public Domain
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Andachtsklaenge #d67

Andachtsklaenge #d67
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Jubeltöne #20

Jubeltöne #20
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Jubeltöne #20

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