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Waiting for the Blessing

Author: Harriet E. Jones Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Friend of sinners, take, O take me Refrain First Line: I am waiting for thy coming
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[Friend of sinners, take, O take me!]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Asa Hull Incipit: 51621 76531 35432 Used With Text: Waiting for the Blessing
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Waiting for the Blessing

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: The Jewelled Crown #40 (1891) First Line: Friend of sinners, take, O take me! Refrain First Line: I am waiting for Thy coming Topics: Receiving the Savior Languages: English Tune Title: [Friend of sinners, take, O take me!]
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Waiting for the Blessing

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Gleanings of Sacred Song #63 (1892) First Line: Friend of sinners, take, O take me! Refrain First Line: I am waiting for Thy coming Languages: English Tune Title: [Friend of sinners, take, O take me!]
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Asa Hull

1828 - 1907 Composer of "[Friend of sinners, take, O take me!]" in Gleanings of Sacred Song Asa Hull USA 1828-1907. Born in Keene, NY, he became a music publisher in New York City. He married Emma F Atherton, and they had a daughter, Harriett. He wrote many tunes and authored temperance rallying songs. He published 33 works, of which 21 were songbooks, between 1863-1895. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry
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Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Author of "Waiting for the Blessing" Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: Ap­ril 18, 1823, Pom­pey Hol­low, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Died: 1915, Bing­ham­ton, New York. Buried: Oran Com­mun­i­ty Church Cem­e­te­ry, Pom­pey, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Daughter of El­e­a­zer Rice, Jones lived in Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Her girl­hood was spent on a farm, re­ceiv­ing what ed­u­ca­tion the count­ry schools and one term at high school could pro­vide. She was al­ways fond of read­ing, and was a great sing­er, with a clear ring­ing voice. On Ju­ly 7, 1844, she mar­ried a son of Rev. Ze­nas Jones; her hus­band died in 1879. Her song writ­ing ca­reer b­egan when her po­e­try came to the at­ten­tion of Dr. M. J. Mun­ger, who asked if she could write some Sun­day school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Town­er, J. C. Ew­ing, the Fill­more bro­thers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch
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