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Close to the Savior, near to the cross

Close to the Savior, near to the cross

Author: Adalyn Evilsizer
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Adalyn Evilsizer

Wife of Louis M. Evilsizer (L. M. Evilsizer), her full name was Ruth Adalyn Hearn Evilsizer. She was born on 05 Oct 1862 in Randolph Co, Deerfield, IN and died on 19 May 1899 in Whitfield Co, Dalton, GA aged 36. Married Louis M. Evilsizer in 1884, they divorced in 1897. Dianne Shapiro Go to person page >

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First Line: Close to the Savior, near to the cross
Author: Adalyn Evilsizer
Refrain First Line: Closer to thee, yes, closer to thee
Copyright: Public Domain

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