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[When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find]

Appears in 24 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13231 23454 34565 Used With Text: How Sweet is His Love

Author: James Rowe Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find Refrain First Line: O how sweet, O how sweet is His love Used With Tune: [When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find]

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How Sweet is His Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The New Praiseworthy #194 (1916) First Line: When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find Refrain First Line: O how sweet, O how sweet is His love Lyrics: 1 When troubled my soul and when peace I would find, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When lonely I feel, and when friends are unkind, How sweet is His love to me! Chorus: O how sweet, O how sweet is His love, How sweet is His love to me! When friends all have gone, and I suffer alone, How sweet is His love to me! 2 When fainting and helpless I fall in despair, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When suff'ring with pain, and when sorrow I bear, How sweet is His love to me! [Chorus] 3 When dark is the night and when sorely distressed, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When longing my soul for His comfort and rest, How sweet is His love to me! [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find]

How Sweet is His Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Revival Praises #6 (1907) First Line: When troubled my soul and when peace I would find Lyrics: 1 When troubled my soul and when peace I would find, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When lonely I feel, and when friends are unkind, How sweet is His love to me! Chorus: O how sweet, O how sweet is His love, How sweet is His love to me! When friends all have gone, and I suffer alone, How sweet is His love to me! 2 When fainting and helpless I fall in despair, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When suff'ring with pain, and when sorrow I bear, How sweet is His love to me! [Chorus] 3 When dark is the night and when sorely distressed, How sweet is the love of Jesus! When longing my soul for His comfort and rest, How sweet is His love to me! [Chorus] Tune Title: [When troubled my soul and when peace I would find]

How Sweet Is His Love

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Praises #5 (1905) First Line: When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find Refrain First Line: O how sweet, O how sweet is His love Languages: English Tune Title: [When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "How Sweet is His Love" in Revival Praises 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)

E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[When troubled my soul, and when peace I would find]" in The New Praiseworthy Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry