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Jesus Is Calling

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Come, wanderer, come! thy Savior calls

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[Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. Edw. Pollock Incipit: 13231 35453 56651 Used With Text: Jesus is Calling, Come Home!

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Jesus is Calling, Come Home!

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock; Chas. Edw. Pollock Hymnal: Waves of Melody #136 (1901) First Line: Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls Refrain First Line: Jesus is calling, tenderly calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls]
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Jesus Is Calling

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Hymnal: Sweet Harmonies #93 (1896) First Line: Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls Refrain First Line: Jesus is calling, tenderly calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls]
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Jesus Is Calling

Author: Mrs. C. L. Shacklock Hymnal: Sweet Harmonies #93 (1903) First Line: Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls Refrain First Line: Jesus is calling, tenderly calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, wand'rer, come! thy Savior calls]

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Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Author (Chorus) of "Jesus is Calling, Come Home!" in Waves of Melody Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).

Mrs. C. L. Shacklock

Author of "Jesus is Calling, Come Home!" in Waves of Melody
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