[Blessed Redeemer, full of compassion]

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[Blessed Redeemer, full of compassion]

Composer: Ira David Sankey, 1840-1908
Published in 2 hymnals

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Composer: Ira David Sankey, 1840-1908

Sankey, Ira David, was born in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1840, of Methodist parents. About 1856 he removed with his parents to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Four years afterwards he became the Superintendent of a large Sunday School in which he commenced his career of singing sacred songs and solos. Mr. Moody met with him and heard him sing at the International Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, at Indianapolis, and through Mr. Moody's persuasion he joined him in his work at Chicago. After some two or three years' work in Chicago, they sailed for England on June 7, 1872, and held their first meeting at York a short time afterwards, only eight persons being present.… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[Blessed Redeemer, full of compassion]
Composer:	Ira David Sankey, 1840-1908
Incipit:	54535 17653 43424
Key:	D Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Blessed Redeemer

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The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
Composer/Editor David Smither
Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 48

Organ Solo

Revival! Easy Organ Music for Evangelistic Services
Composer/Editor Gregg Swell
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1980) pp. 10
A Treasury of Gospel Favorites for Organ No. 2
Composer/Editors Lani Smith; Roger C. Wilson
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1978) pp. 62
The Organist Volume 80 Number 3 July 1976: A Bi-monthly Magazine for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Roger C. Wilson; Ira D. Sankey
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1976) pp. 31, 33