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Come and Ask Jesus to Save You

Author: Abbie Mills Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Would you find the way to heaven, Come and ask Jesus to save you Refrain First Line: Come to the fountain of mercy today

Would You Find the Way?

Author: Charles Walker Ray Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Would you find the way to heaven, take the precious book divine Refrain First Line: Then make haste and turn to the Savior today

[Would you find the way to heaven]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 11123 33222 23211 Used With Text: Come and Ask Jesus to Save You

[Would you find the way to heaven, take the precious book divine]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. W. Ray Incipit: 34555 36535 61765 Used With Text: Would you find the Way?

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Come and Ask Jesus to Save You

Author: Abbie Mills Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #83 (1888) First Line: Would you find the way to heaven Refrain First Line: Come to the fountain of mercy today Lyrics: 1 Would you find the way to heaven? Come and ask Jesus to save you; Would you know your sins forgiven? Come and ask Jesus to save you. He will light and joy impart To your dark and weary heart, He will bid your sin depart, Come and ask Jesus to save you. Refrain: Come to the fountain of mercy today, Come and your sins shall be taken away; Come to the Saviour and earnestly pray, Jesus will certainly save you. 2 Would you treasures have above? Come and ask Jesus to save you; Would you know the wealth of love? Come and ask Jesus to save you. Come, your loving Father meet; See, he waits his child to greet; Hasten on with eager feet; Come and ask Jesus to save you. [Refrain] 3 Would you from your chains be free? Come and ask Jesus to save you; Would you cease a slave to be? Come and ask Jesus to save you. He is every captive’s friend; If on him you now depend, His right arm will you defend, Come and ask Jesus to save you. [Refrain] 4 Would you gain yon heavenly shore? Come and ask Jesus to save you; Would you join those gone before? Come and ask Jesus to save you. He that lives who once was dead Bore the cross; for you he bled; He can soothe your dying bed, Come and ask Jesus to save you. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Would you find the way to heaven]

Would you find the Way?

Author: C. W. R. Hymnal: Spicy Breezes #74 (1883) First Line: Would you find the way to heaven, take the precious book divine Refrain First Line: Then make haste and turn to the Saviour today Languages: English Tune Title: [Would you find the way to heaven, take the precious book divine]

Come and Ask Jesus to Save You

Author: Abbie Mills Hymnal: Cheerful Songs #83 (1891) First Line: Would you find the way to heaven? Refrain First Line: Come to the fountain of mercy today Languages: English Tune Title: [Would you find the way to heaven?]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Would you find the way to heaven]" in Showers of Blessing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Author of "Would You Find the Way?" Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry