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Nearer to Thee

Author: James Rowe Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Nearer to Thee, Lord, draw me today Refrain First Line: Nearer to Thee, Lord, never to roam

[Nearer to Thee, Lord, draw me today]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Homer F. Morris Incipit: 32431 21715 46533 Used With Text: Nearer to Thee

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Crowning Hymns No. 11 #27 (1931) First Line: Nearer to Thee, Lord, draw me today Refrain First Line: Nearer to Thee, Lord, never to roam Languages: English Tune Title: [Nearer to Thee, Lord, draw me today]

Nearer to thee, Lord, draw me today

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Sunday School and Revival Songs No.2 #d137 (1933)

Nearer to thee, LordNever to roam

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Primitive Baptist Hymnal #117 (1961) First Line: Nearer to thee, Lord, draw me today Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Nearer to Thee" 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)

Homer F. Morris

Composer of "[Nearer to Thee, Lord, draw me today]" in Crowning Hymns No. 11 Born in Georgia, died in Texas. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/17/2022)