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[Softly, softly, Christ is calling]

Appears in 6 hymnals Incipit: 33333 45532 32123 Used With Text: Little One, Come to Me

Little One, Come to Me

Author: Anon. Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Softly, softly, Christ is calling Used With Tune: [Softly, softly, Christ is calling]

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Softly, softly, Christ is calling

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Primary and Junior Hymnal #128 (1909) Topics: Invitation Tune Title: [Softly, softly, Christ is calling]

Little One, Come to Me

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Message in Song #101 (1903) First Line: Softly, softly, Christ is calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly, softly, Christ is calling]

Little One, Come to Me

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Garnered Gems #171 (1892) First Line: Softly, softly, Christ is calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly, softly, Christ is calling]

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Softly, softly, Christ is calling" in The Primary and Junior Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

H. R. Palmer

1834 - 1907 Composer of "[Softly, softly, Christ is calling]" in The Primary and Junior Hymnal Palmer, Horatio Richmond, MUS. DOC, was born April 26, 1834. He is the author of several works on the theory of music; and the editor of some musical editions of hymnbooks. To the latter he contributed numerous tunes, some of which have attained to great popularity, and 5 of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, London, 1881. His publications include Songs of Love for the Bible School; and Book of Anthems, the combined sale of which has exceeded one million copies. As a hymnwriter he is known by his "Yield not to temptation," which was written in 1868, and published in the National Sunday School Teachers' Magazine, from which it passed, with music by the author, into his Songs of Love, &c, 1874, and other collections. In America its use is extensive. Dr. Palmer's degree was conferred by the University of Chicago in 1880. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =============== Palmer, H. R., p. 877, i. The hymn "Would you gain the best in life" (Steadfastness), in the Congregational Sunday School Supplement, 1891, the Council School Hymn Book, 1905, and others, is by this author. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)