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In the Person of His Son

Author: C. Paget Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Near, so very near to God Used With Tune: [Near, so very near to God]

[Near, so very near to God]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wendell P. Loveless Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51212 35566 6123 Used With Text: In The Person Of His Son

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Author: C. Paget Hymnal: Pinebrook Choruses #23 (1934) First Line: Near, so very near to God Lyrics: Near, so very near to God, Nearer I could not be; For, in the Person of His Son, I am as near as He. Dear, so very dear to God, Dearer I could not be, For, in the Person of His Son, I am as dear as He. Languages: English Tune Title: [Near, so very near to God]

In the Person of His Son

Author: C. Paget Hymnal: Radio Songs and Choruses #14 (1951) First Line: Near, so very near to God Languages: English Tune Title: [Near, so very near to God]

In the Person of His Son

Author: C. Paget Hymnal: Radio Songs and Choruses of the Gospel No. 1 #23 (1934) First Line: Near, so very near to God Languages: English Tune Title: [Near, so very near to God]

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Wendell P. Loveless

1892 - 1987 Composer of "[Near, so very near to God]" in Pinebrook Choruses Rv Wendell Phillips Loveless USA 1892-1987, Born in Wheaton, IL, he first engaged in business in Chicago. In 1914 he became a member of an entertainment group that toured the U.S. on the Chatauqua circuit. Spending six years with the group he learned voice, piano, dramatics, and MC duties, later managing the group. He later used these talents in Christian ministry. In 1917 he married Velma Stone, and they had three children: Robert, David, and Wendell Jr. He was a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps during WWI. He was converted through reading the Bible at home. He joined the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) in 1926, first as business manager of the extension department. He later became director of the Moody Bible Institute radio station WMBI in Chicago from 1926-1947. He then became an itinerant Bible teacher. He later pastored the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, Community Church in Boca Raton, FL, and First Chinese Church of Christ in Honolulu, HI, continuing his radio ministry in the last two locations (also managing station KAIM Honolulu). In 1960 he assigned all his copyrights to Hope Publishing Company. He wrote popular songs and choruses, many found in hymnals published by Hope, and some translated into other languages. He authored several books: “Glimpses of Christ n Psalm IX” (1937); “Sunrise meditations” (1940); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #3” (1940); New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #4” (1942); “Little talks on great words” (1942?); “Christ and the believer in the Song of Songs” (1945); “Plain talks on practical truths” (1945); “New sunrise meditations” (1945); “Manual of gospel broadcasting” (1946); “Plain talks on Romans” (1946); “New radio songs & choruses of the gospel #5” (1946). He died in Honolulu, HI. He was an author, compiler, performer, editor, narrator, composer, actor, and writer. John Perry