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Anchored Fast

Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The storms of life are sweeping still Refrain First Line: Anchored safe, safe at last

[The storms of life are sweeping still]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Incipit: 56511 21417 62176 Used With Text: Anchored Fast

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Marching to Zion #26 (1922) First Line: The storms of life are sweeping still Refrain First Line: Anchored safe, safe at last Languages: English Tune Title: [The storms of life are sweeping still]

Anchored fast

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Precious Abiding Peace #86 (1960) First Line: The storms of life are sweeping Refrain First Line: Anchored safe Languages: English

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Anchored Fast" 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. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Composer of "[The storms of life are sweeping still]" in Marching to Zion Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1926, he bought part of Virgil Stamps’ Gospel music firm, which became the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, one of the most successful Gospel music publishers of the early 20th Century. Baxter ran the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, office until Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dallas, Texas, to run the main office. After Baxter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the business until she died; it was then sold to Zondervan. Baxter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sunrise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Savior, Too I Want to Help Some Weary Pilgrim I’m Living in Canaan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Happens Travel the Sunlit Way Try Jesus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)