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So May You

Representative Text

1 I have found a Friend to guide me,
So may you—so may you.
I’ve a Comforter beside me,
Burdened soul, and so may you.

Refrain:
Jesus is my precious Saviour,
He’s my Friend, and He is true,
I have found a great Companion,
So may you, and you, and you.

2 I have had my fetters broken,
So may you—so may you.
I have heard forgiveness spoken,
Burdened soul, and so may you. [Refrain]

3 To this mighty Friend I’m clinging,
So may you—so may you.
All the while my heart is singing,
Burdened soul, and so may you. [Refrain]

4 I to Him my heart have given,
So may you—so may you.
I shall follow Him to heaven,
Burdened soul, and so may you. [Refrain]

Source: Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #212

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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: I have found a Friend to guide me
Title: So May You
Author: James Rowe (1912)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is my precious Savior
Copyright: Public Domain
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Choir Favorites #54

Choir Favorites #54
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Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #212

Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #212
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Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #34

Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #34
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Select Revival Hymns #152

Select Revival Hymns #152

Songs of Redemption #d71

Songs of Redemption #d71
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World Wide Revival Songs #60

World Wide Revival Songs #60
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