Jesus Is Calling

Jesus calls, "Dear children, Come to me and live"

Author: I. Baltzell
Tune: [Jesus calls, "Dear children, Come to me and live"]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: I. Baltzell

Baltzell, Isaiah. (near Frederick, Maryland, November 26, 1832--January 16, 1893, Frederick). He was educated in the common schools, and at New Windsor Academy, Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859 he married Cecilia Caroline James at Mountain Jackson, Virginia. Originally a Lutheran, he joined the United Brethren Church in 1847, was licensed to preach by the Virginia Conference in 1854, and ordained in 1856. In 1862 he joined the Pennsylvania Conference. He was presiding elder from 1875 to 1880, and from 1883 to 1889. He was a delegate to three General Conferences, and was a trustee of Otterbein University. In 1873 he was appointed by the General Conference a member of the committee to superintend the publication of Hymns for the Sanctuary. H… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus calls, "Dear children, Come to me and live"
Title: Jesus Is Calling
Author: I. Baltzell
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is calling all the little children to him
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gates of Praise #125

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Gates of Praise #125

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Golden Songs #135b

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