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NEARER MY HOME (Evans)

NEARER MY HOME (Evans)

Composer: J. M. Evans
Published in 25 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: J. M. Evans

Evans, John M. (Hilltown, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1825--?). Baptist. Appointed superintendent of the Sunday School at Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia, in 1854. Under his direction, the Sunday School became the first in that city to make music a prominent feature of its activities. In 1872, he was elected President of the Baptist Sunday School Association of Philadelphia. Author of several hymns and tunes. Included in Devotional Hymn Book (Philadelphia, 1864) is the text "Amid the joyous scenes of earth" which is interesting in that the refrain is the same as the one for the Doddridge text "Oh, happy day, that fixed my choice." --Deborah Carlton Loftis, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: NEARER MY HOME (Evans)
Composer: J. M. Evans
Meter: S. M., with Chorus
Incipit: 53323 21512 25435
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • The Hymnlet: A Choice Collection of Hymns and Hymntunes from 17th, 18th, & 19th Century American Hymnals, Songbooks and Psalters
    Composer/Editor Samuel Walter
    Published By: The Organ Historical Society, Inc. (1976) pp. 29

Instances

Instances (1 - 25 of 25)
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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #705

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #177

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Bradbury's Golden Shower of S.S. Melodies #21

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Chapel Melodies #131

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Gems of Song #90

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Gleanings of Sacred Song #27

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Gospel Hymn and Tune Book #427

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Gospel Praise Book. #139

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #587

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #587

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Perlen und Blüthen #101

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Select Gems #248

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Service Hymnal #582

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Songs for Christ and the Church #108

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #35a

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Songs of the Kingdom #150

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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #705

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The Baptist Standard Hymnal #582

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The Brethren Hymnody #234

The Home and School Hymnal #212

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The Little Seraph #156b

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The Otterbein Hymnal #500

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مزامير وتسابيح وأغاني روحية #36a

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مزامير وتسابيح وأغاني روحية #275

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