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Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold Refrain First Line: Jesus found me, bless His name Used With Tune: [While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold]

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[While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Alvis O. Thomas Incipit: 34556 65567 13455 Used With Text: The Shepherd Found Me

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The Shepherd Found Me

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Song Praise #67 (1924) First Line: While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold Refrain First Line: Jesus found me, bless His name Languages: English Tune Title: [While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold]

The shepherd found me

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Our Hymns of Love, a Choice Collection of Gospel Songs #d245 (1909) First Line: While the ninety and nine lay in the fold Refrain First Line: I was lost and Jesus found me

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "The Shepherd Found Me" in Song Praise Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Alvis O. Thomas

1886 - 1929 Composer of "[While the ninety and the nine lay in the fold]" in Song Praise Alvis Overton Thomas, born and died in Texas. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/17/2022)