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[Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Homer F. Morris Incipit: 34325 34325 21767 Used With Text: I Never Can Forget Such Love

Author: James Rowe Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die Refrain First Line: Oh, I never can forget such love Used With Tune: [Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die]

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I Never Can Forget Such Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Gospel Rays #33 (1922) First Line: Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die Refrain First Line: Oh, I never can forget such love Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die]

I Never Can Forget Such Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The Complete Church Hymnal #263 (1925) First Line: Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die Refrain First Line: Oh, I never can forget such love Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die]

People

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "I Never Can Forget Such Love" in The Complete Church Hymnal Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Homer F. Morris

Composer of "[Tho' He reigned on high, Jesus came to die]" in The Complete Church Hymnal Born in Georgia, died in Texas. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/17/2022)