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[Often the day is dreary]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Mrs. Wyndham Heathcote Incipit: 32351 21511 76515 Used With Text: Jesus Is Near, Burdens to Bear

Jesus Is Near, Burdens to Bear

Author: W. H. Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Often the day is dreary Used With Tune: [Often the day is dreary]

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Author: Mrs. Wyndham Heathcote Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4826 Refrain First Line: Jesus is near, burdens to bear Lyrics: 1. Oft when the day is dreary, Oft when the storm clouds lower, Oft when my spirit’s weary— Jesus imparts His power. Refrain Jesus is near, burdens to bear; Weary one, Jesus will help thee; Jesus is near, burdens to bear; His blood from sin doth cleanse thee. 2. He bids me tell my story, Telling, He gives me rest; And while my sorrows sharing, Shelters me in His breast. [Refrain] 3. Jesus, Thy heart is with me All thro’ the darkest night, As when the sun shines clearly Making my pathway bright. [Refrain] 4. Wondrous in love is Jesus, Sweet is the rest He gives; Sharing in all my toiling, While in my heart He lives. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oft when the day is dreary]

Jesus is near, burdens to bear

Author: Mrs. W. H. Hymnal: The Praise Hymnal #365 (1896) First Line: Oft, when the day is dreary Languages: English Tune Title: [Oft, when the day is dreary]

Often the Day Is Dreary

Author: Mrs. Wyndham Heathcote Hymnal: Sacred Solos and Duets #53 (1925) Refrain First Line: Jesus is near, burdens to bear Languages: English Tune Title: [Often the day is dreary]

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McDouall

Person Name: Staff-Capt. McDouall Author of "Jesus Is Near, Burdens to Bear" in Songs of Victory Staff Captain in the Salvation Army

May Agnew Stephens

1865 - 1935 Arranger of "[Often the day is dreary]" in Hymns of the Christian Life. No. 3 Born: 1865, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Died: March 19, 1935, Nyack, New York. Stephens joined the Salvation Army in New York’s 3 Corps in 1890. She helped edit The War Cry, and worked on the training home staff and in the Candidates Department. Around 1897, she began serving as song leader and pianist at the Gospel Tabernacle with Albert Simpson. Two years later, she helped found the Eighth Avenue Mission, and in 1902 married Harold Stephens (later pastor of the Parkdale Alliance Tabernacle in Toronto, Canada). For the next two and half decades she and her husband were traveling evangelists in America, Canada and Britain. Her works include: Missionary Messages in Song, circa 1910 www.hymntime.com/tch