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Oh, Be Thou Nigh

Author: H. B. Jones Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Oh, gracious God, with yearning heart I plead Used With Tune: SANDON

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SANDON

Appears in 210 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. H. Purday Incipit: 33343 32123 12713 Used With Text: Oh, Be Thou Nigh

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O be thou nigh

Author: H. B. Jones Hymnal: Choice Gospel Songs #d138 (1906) First Line: O gracious God, with yearning heart I plead
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Oh, Be Thou Nigh

Author: H. B. Jones Hymnal: Revival Melodies #1 (1905) First Line: Oh, gracious God, with yearning heart I plead Languages: English Tune Title: SANDON

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Charles H. Purday

1799 - 1885 Person Name: C. H. Purday Composer of "SANDON" in Revival Melodies Charles H. Purday (1799-1885) A publisher, composer, lecturer, and writer, Purday had a special interest in church music. He published Crown Court Psalmody (1854), Church and Home Metrical Psalter and Hymnal (1860), which included SANDON, and, with Frances Havergal, Songs of Peace and Joy (1879). A precentor in the Scottish Church in Crown Court, London, Purday sang at the coronation of Queen Victoria. In the publishing field he is known as a strong proponent of better copyright laws to protect the works of authors and publishers. Bert Polman

H. B. Jones

Author of "Oh, Be Thou Nigh" in Revival Melodies
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