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Stay with me Jesus

When things go wrong and silent is my song

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [When things go wrong and silent is my song]
Published in 5 hymnals

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When things go wrong and silent is my song
Title: Stay with me Jesus
Author: C. Austin Miles

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Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Hymns of Assurance, Containing 50 New Gospel Songs #d133

Audio

Hymns We Love #142

Songs of Christian Life #d143

Songs of the Christian Life #d159

Songs of the Cross #d136

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