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[The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him] (Jorgenson)

[The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him] (Jorgenson)

Composer: E. L. Jorgenson
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: E. L. Jorgenson

Born: December 9, 1886, Nebraska. Died: December 14, 1968, at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. Jorgenson was the son of Danish immigrants. His father, Christopher Jorgenson, had been a soldier in the personal guard of the king of Denmark (probably Christian IX), and his mother a seamstress to the queen. The 1900 census shows the family living in Boone County, Nebraska. As a young man, Elmer led singing in churches in and around Albion, Nebraska, and in nearby Missouri. He was directing the music department at Western Bible and Literary College by 1908. In 1910, he and his wife Irene moved to Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the Churches of Christ. Jorgenson’s works include… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him] (Jorgenson)
Composer: E. L. Jorgenson
Incipit: 13355 56545 44333
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Great Songs of the Church #312

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Great Songs of the Church #354

Great Songs of the Church #354
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