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[I long to be more like my Savior]

[I long to be more like my Savior]

Composer: J. E. Hall
Published in 2 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: J. E. Hall

Hall, Jane E., of Battleborough, Vermont, has in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 18S1, under the initials "J. E. H.," (1) "The love that Jesus had for me" (Love of Jesus); (2) "We shall have a new name in that land" (The New Name). The music in Sankey to these hymns is also by the same person. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [I long to be more like my Savior]
Composer: J. E. Hall
Incipit: 55655 67111 71223
Copyright: Public Domain
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Gospel Song-Gems No.1 #55

Gospel Song-Gems No.1 #55
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Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 #61

Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 #61
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