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Some Wonderful Day

Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Press on with the Lord, be fearless and true Refrain First Line: Press on with the Lord

[Press on with the Lord, be fearless and true]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. Dennis Incipit: 55671 56715 55123 Used With Text: Some Wonderful Day

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Gospel Rays #308 (1922) First Line: Press on with the Lord, be fearless and true Refrain First Line: Press on with the Lord Languages: English Tune Title: [Press on with the Lord, be fearless and true]

Some wonderful day

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Home Gospel Songs No. 2 #d141 (1927) First Line: Press on with the Lord Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Some Wonderful Day" in Gospel Rays 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)

J. W. Dennis

1866 - 1947 Composer of "[Press on with the Lord, be fearless and true]" in Gospel Rays Born: October 8, 1866, Lebanon, Missouri. Buried: Erick, Oklahoma.