Keep Me Close to Thee

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Jesus, while on earth I journey

Author: Tracy Clinton
Tune: [There's a word of cheer and kindness]
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Tracy Clinton

O'Kane, Tullius Clinton, an American writer, born March 10, 1830, is the author of "O sing of Jesus, Lamb of God" (Redemption); and "Who, who are these beside the chilly wave?" (Triumph in Death), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878 and 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus, while on earth I journey
Title:	Keep Me Close to Thee
Author:	Tracy Clinton
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I would always be, O Savior, close to Thee
Copyright:	Public Domain