Near the Great Loving Heart

Bowing low at Thy feet in submission complete

Author: W. Oliver Cooper
Tune: [Bowing low at Thy feet in submission complete]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: W. Oliver Cooper

W. Oliver Cooper Birth: Oct. 24, 1885 Meriwether County Georgia, USA Death: unknown Hymn writer. In 1945, he wrote "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth it All." He was educated musically in various singing schools and normals in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Mr. Cooper performed with a radio quartet in Birmingham, AL for several years. He was a prolific writer and composed approximately 1,500 songs. He served many years as president of the Cullman County, Alabama Singing Convention and worked as a member of the faculty at Hartford Musical Institute. He was musical editor for Hartford Song Books and resided in Cullman, AL. Burial: Unknown --www.findagrave.com/ Go to person page >

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First Line:	Bowing low at Thy feet in submission complete
Title:	Near the Great Loving Heart
Author:	W. Oliver Cooper
Refrain First Line:	Near the great loving heart, O let us ever abide
Publication Date:	1954
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1954.