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My Peace I Will Give Unto Thee

Author: R. G. Staples Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: To Jesus my loving Redeemer Refrain First Line: His blood has cleansed me from sin Used With Tune: [To Jesus my loving Redeemer]

[To Jesus my loving Redeemer]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John T. Grape Incipit: 51111 76511 23335 Used With Text: My Peace I Will Give Unto Thee

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My Peace I Will Give Unto Thee

Author: R. G. Staples Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #73 (1898) First Line: To Jesus, my loving Redeemer Refrain First Line: His blood has cleansed me from sin Languages: English Tune Title: [To Jesus, my loving Redeemer]

My Peace I Will Give Unto Thee

Author: R. G. Staples Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #73 (1889) First Line: To Jesus my loving Redeemer Refrain First Line: His blood has cleansed me from sin Languages: English Tune Title: [To Jesus my loving Redeemer]

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John T. Grape

1835 - 1915 Composer of "[To Jesus, my loving Redeemer]" in Windows of Heaven John Thomas Grape USA 1835-1915. Born at Baltimore, MD, he became a successful coal merchant. He married Sophia F MacCubbin, and they had one daughter, Agnes. He was a member of Monument St. Methodist Church in Baltimore, where he played the organ, directed the choir, and was active in the Sunday school. Later, he directed the choir at the Hartford Avenue Methodist Church. The hymn noted below was composed by Grape in 1868, with lyrics composed by Envina Mable Hall of the same church in 1865 while sitting in the choir loft during a sermon. Both words and music had been given to the pastor, Rev George W Schreck, at different times, and one day he remembered he had been given both. Grape's tune had a refrain, so Ms Hall, hearing it, then added words to her poem for that, and the hymn was complete. At Schreck's urging they sent the hymn to Professor Theodore Perkins, publisher of “Sabbath Carols” periodical, and it became popular. Grape died in Baltimore. John Perry

R. G. Staples

b. 1833 Author of "My Peace I Will Give Unto Thee" in Windows of Heaven Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)