The Absent Guest

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For our salvation, Jesus paid a wondrous price

Author: Richard Slater
Tune: [For our salvation Jesus paid a wondrous price]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Richard Slater

Library of Congress name authority Sources: found: The musical Salvationist, 2011: t.p. (Richard Slater; 1854-1939) p. 32, etc. (b. June 7, 1854 in Clerkenwell; worked in the Salvation Army's Musical Dept. from 1883 until his retirement in 1913; was the principal Salvationist composer, arranger and musical editor of the period; awarded the Order of the Founder, the highest honour bestowed to Salvationists, in 1923; d. Dec. 7, 1939) Go to person page >

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First Line:	For our salvation, Jesus paid a wondrous price
Title:	The Absent Guest
Author:	Richard Slater
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Swing open your heart's door to the Savior