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In the Sunshine of His Love

Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above

[Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Hymnal Title: Joy and Praise Used With Text: In the Sunshine of His Love

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Joy and Praise #147 (1908) Hymnal Title: Joy and Praise First Line: Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above Refrain First Line: In the sunshine, the golden sunshine Languages: English Tune Title: [Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above]

In the Sunshine of His Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Voices for Jesus #22 (1910) Hymnal Title: Voices for Jesus First Line: Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above Refrain First Line: In the sunshine, the golden sunshine Languages: English Tune Title: [Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "In the Sunshine of His Love" Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Hymnal Title: Joy and Praise Composer of "[Drear may be the scene before me, clouds may hide the blue above]" in Joy and Praise William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman