Come Closer to Me

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Come closer, my child! O why art thou roaming

Author: Herman von Berge
Tune: [Come closer, my child!]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Herman von Berge

Herman von Berge was born in Germany. He graduated from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, a German Baptist seminary. He was a minister, a professor at Colgate-Rochester, a composer, and editor at Lorenz Music Publishing. From "Life as a Baptist Pastor, Composer Brings Tribute to Von Berge" by Anne Hitch, Journal Herald Staff Writer, accessed March 19, 2022 from Dearest Irma: letters my grandmother saved" (https://dearestirma.wordpress.com/tag/herman-von-berge/) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come closer, my child! O why art thou roaming
Title:	Come Closer to Me
Author:	Herman von Berge
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come closer, my child, to me
Copyright:	Public Domain