O My Savior Crucified

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O my Savior crucified, Near Thy cross would I abide

Author: Robert C. Chapman
Published in 11 hymnals

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	Reflections on the Holy Spirit (Hymns of…

Author: Robert C. Chapman

Robert Cleaver Chapman (1 April 1803 – 6 December 1902), known as the "apostle of Love", was a pastor, teacher and evangelist. Chapman was born in Helsingor, Denmark, in a wealthy Anglican merchant family from Whitby, Yorkshire. Robert was educated by his mother whilst the family was in Denmark and later at a boarding school in Yorkshire, after the return of the family to England. At the age of 15 Robert moved to London to work as an apprentice clerk in the legal profession. Robert completed his 5 year apprenticeship and became an attorney in 1823. In the same year he became a Christian after listening to the gospel preached by James Harrington Evans in a nonconformist chapel in London. He prospered in his career and also spirituall… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O my Savior crucified, Near Thy cross would I abide
Title:	O My Savior Crucified
Author:	Robert C. Chapman
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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MERCY (Gottschalk)

HEINLEIN

AUS DER TIEFE (also called HEINLEIN) was published in the Nürnbergisches Gesang-Buch (1676-77) as a setting for Christoph Schwamlein's text based on Psalm 130 "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich" ("Out of the Depths I Cry"). In that songbook the tune was attributed to "M. H.," initials that are generally acce…

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NOTTINGHAM (Mozart)

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