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The Comforter Abides

Author: F. S. Shepard Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Dearer this promise we have heard Refrain First Line: This precious promise Jesus gave Used With Tune: [Dearer this promise we have heard]

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[Dearer this promise we have heard]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Rosecrans Incipit: 55545 65354 32122 Used With Text: The Comforter Abides

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The Comforter Abides

Author: F. S. Shepard Hymnal: Conquest Hymns #171 (1902) First Line: Dearer this promise we have heard Refrain First Line: This precious promise Jesus gave Languages: English Tune Title: [Dearer this promise we have heard]

This precious promise Jesus gave

Author: Fred S. Shepard Hymnal: Zion's Battle Cry #d19 (1895) First Line: Dearer this promise we have heard

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J. H. Rosecrans

1845 - 1926 Composer of "[Dearer this promise we have heard]" in Conquest Hymns James Holmes Rosecrans stu­died at the Baxter Un­i­ver­si­ty of Mu­sic in Friend­ship, New York. Af­ter teaching for two years, he joined the Fill­more Bro­thers Mu­sic House in Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teach­ing mu­sic in Doug­las Coun­ty, Col­o­ra­do. In 1884, was an evan­gel­ist in California, and later was as­so­ci­ated with evan­gel­is­tic efforts in Tex­as, and taught mu­sic and Bi­ble at Carl­ton College in Bon­ham, Tex­as. He pub­lished over 20 music col­lect­ions in his life­time. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

Fred S. Shepard

1840 - 1907 Person Name: F. S. Shepard Author of "The Comforter Abides" in Conquest Hymns