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Joseph L. Townsend

1849 - 1942 Person Name: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849–1942 Author of "Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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William Clayson

1840 - 1887 Person Name: William Clayson, 1840–1887 Composer of "[Nearer, dear Savior, to Thee]" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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