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Author: Rev. G. W. Crofts Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: What a wonderful Savior is Jesus Refrain First Line: What a Savior, Savior Used With Tune: [What a wonderful Savior is Jesus]

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[What a wonderful Saviour is Jesus]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. Bilhorn Incipit: 34555 51354 23444 Used With Text: What a Saviour

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What a Savior

Author: Rev. G. W. Crofts Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 2 #118 (1890) First Line: What a wonderful Savior is Jesus Refrain First Line: What a Savior, Savior Lyrics: 1 What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, All our sins He hath borne on the tree; Of all guilt and transgressions He frees us, What a wonderful Savior is He. Chorus: What a Savior, Savior, Wonderful Savior is Jesus, What a Savior, Savior, What a wonderful Savior is He. 2 Gently in the green pastures He leads us, By the waters untroubled and clear, With the manna of heaven He feeds us, And in sorrow He ever is near. [Chorus] 3 Widely open the portals of glory, To the city whose streets are of gold, As He tells us the wonderful story, That to sinners so often He told. [Chorus] 4 Oh, the hope that in fullness He gives us! Oh, the joy and the peace, how divine! When in love He so freely receives us, And our souls in His righteousness shine. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [What a wonderful Savior is Jesus]

What a Savior, Savior, wonderful

Author: George W. Crofts Hymnal: The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d400 (1891) First Line: What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, all our sins

What a Savior, Savior, wonderful

Author: George W. Crofts Hymnal: The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d401 (1891) First Line: What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, all our sins

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. Bilhorn Composer of "[What a wonderful Savior is Jesus]" in Crowning Glory No. 2 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry

George W. Crofts

1842 - 1909 Person Name: Rev. G. W. Crofts Author of "What a Savior" in Crowning Glory No. 2 We have little data on Crofts, except that he was a minister. --www.hymntime.com/tch/