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Christ Is Leading

God's own Son is leading us on to the land of glory

Author: James Rowe
Tune: [God's own Son is leading us on to the land of glory]
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: James Rowe

Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God's own Son is leading us on to the land of glory
Title: Christ Is Leading
Author: James Rowe
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Christ is always leading and He will fail us never
Publication Date: 1916
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 8 of 8)

Bells of Bethlehem #d25

Bells of Bethlehem #d25

Carols of Peace for Christian Work and Worship #d30

Carols of Peace for Christian Work and Worship #d30

New Victory #a96

New Victory #a96

Signal Bells #d27

Signal Bells #d27

The Guiding Star #d22

The Guiding Star #d22

Tidings of Glory #d30

Tidings of Glory #d30
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Victory #96

Victory #96

Waves of Praise #bd27

Waves of Praise #bd27
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