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Close to my Savior's bleeding side

Close to my Savior's bleeding side

Author: Arthur D. Kennedy
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: Arthur D. Kennedy

Late 19th Century Copyright records indicate Kennedy was living in New York in 1898. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Close to my Savior's bleeding side
Author: Arthur D. Kennedy
Refrain First Line: I am trusting in the blood
Copyright: Public Domain

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Echoes of Zion Nos. 1 & 2 #d22

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