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) Go to person page >
Arranger: Claude P. Ganus
Claude Patton Ganus, brother of Clyde P. Ganus, son of W. P. Ganus.
- Garrett Herndon, from findagrave.com, accessed 5/27/2025 Go to person page >
Display Title: Hallelujah! I'm Saved At Last!First Line: A prodigal I wander from God awayTune Title: [A prodigal I wander from God away]Author: Claude P. Ganus; James RoweDate: 1932
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