Closer to Jesus

I want to keep closer to Jesus, my King

Author: Alfred Barratt
Tune: [I want to keep closer to Jesus, my King]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Alfred Barratt

Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I want to keep closer to Jesus, my King
Title: Closer to Jesus
Author: Alfred Barratt
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I want to keep closer to Jesus each day

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Instances

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Complete Christian Hymnal #d87

Everlasting Praises No. 4 #d57

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The Song-Land Way #110

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