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Calling Thee Now

Author: Thoro Harris Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The Savior is calling the wanderer home Refrain First Line: O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now

[The Savior is calling the wanderer home]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 55345 55616 55543 Used With Text: Calling Thee Now

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Author: T. H. Hymnal: Light and Life Songs #176 (1904) First Line: The Savior is calling the wanderer home Refrain First Line: O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now Lyrics: 1 The Savior is calling the wanderer home; O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now; O why wilt thou tarry when Jesus says come? The Savior is calling thee now. Chorus: O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now, Return to the Lord, at His feet humbly bow; He waits to be gracious, He longs to forgive, Now Jesus is tenderly calling. 2 The Savior is calling; fly, fly to His breast, O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now; Lay down ev’ry burden, accept His sweet rest, For Jesus is calling thee now. [Chorus] 3 The Savior is calling; O hear His kind voice, O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now; Believe the glad message, thy soul shall rejoice, For Jesus is calling thee now. [Chorus] 4 Come home to the Savior, come just as thou art; O come to Him now, yes, come to Him now; O come with a broken and penitent heart, For Jesus is calling thee now. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The Savior is calling the wanderer home]

Come to Him Now

Author: T. H. Hymnal: Echoes of Paradise #300 (1903) First Line: The Saviour is calling the wanderer home Refrain First Line: O come to him now, yes, come to him now Languages: English Tune Title: [The Saviour is calling the wanderer home]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Author of "Calling Thee Now" Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch