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[Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 53456 71765 54445 Used With Text: Calling for Thee

Author: Mrs. Harriet Jones Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Jesus is tenderly calling for thee Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Used With Tune: [Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]

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Calling for Thee

Author: Mrs. Harriet Jones Hymnal: The Tabernacle Hymns #174 (1918) First Line: Jesus is tenderly calling for thee Lyrics: 1 Jesus is tenderly calling for thee, Waiting and longing thy comfort to be. Lovingly now He is saying to thee, “Come and find mercy in me.” Refrain: Calling, calling, Jesus is tenderly calling for thee, Calling, calling, Jesus is calling for thee. 2 That He might win thee He shed His own blood, Come to this fountain, oh, bathe in the flood. Come while the slain One is saying to thee, “Come, sinner, come unto me.” [Refrain] 3 Wander no longer in darkness, we pray, Come to the Savior, oh, make no delay. Jesus is saying this moment to thee, “Come, weary one, unto me.” [Refrain] 4 Come from the darkness of sin into light, Come to the Shepherd who leadeth aright. Come to the fountain now open and free, Jesus is calling for thee. [Refrain] Topics: Invitation Tune Title: [Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]

Calling for Thee

Author: Mrs. Harriet Jones Hymnal: Songs for Christ and the Church #13 (1892) First Line: Jesus is tenderly calling for thee Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]

Calling for Thee

Author: Mrs. Harriet Jones Hymnal: Hymns New and Old, Revised #65 (1891) First Line: Jesus is tenderly calling for thee Refrain First Line: Calling, calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]

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D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Composer of "[Jesus is tenderly calling for thee]" in The Tabernacle Hymns Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Person Name: Mrs. Harriet Jones Author of "Calling for Thee" in The Tabernacle Hymns Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Munger, who asked if she could write some Sunday school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Towner, J. C. Ewing, the Fillmore brothers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch