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[Come, ye weary and oppressed]

Appears in 25 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. E. Hudson Incipit: 55556 11712 31655 Used With Text: Jesus Now Is Calling

Jesu Is Calling

Author: R. E. Hudson Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Come, ye weary and oppressed Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling Used With Tune: [Come, ye weary and oppressed]

Author: E. C. Magaret; R. E. H. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Kommt, ihr Seelen müd' und matt Refrain First Line: Jesus ruft euch heute Used With Tune: [Kommt, ihr Seelen müd' und matt]

Hör' den Liebesruf

Author: W. Horn Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Komm, mühselig und beschwert Refrain First Line: Horch, wie Jesus rufet Used With Tune: [Komm, mühselig und beschwert]

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Jesus Now is Calling

Author: R. E. H. Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #159 (1888) First Line: Come, ye weary and oppressed Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling, calling, calling Lyrics: 1 Come, ye weary and oppressed, Jesus now is calling you; Come to him, he’ll give you rest— Still he bids you come. Refrain: Jesus now is calling, calling, calling, Jesus now is calling you— Calling you to come. 2 Tho’ your sins like mountains rise, Jesus now is calling you; He has made the sacrifice— Still he bids you come. [Refrain] 3 Tho’ your sins like scarlet be, Jesus now is calling you; From your sins he’ll set you free— Still he bids you come. [Refrain] 4 Come, ye wand’rers from the fold, Jesus now is calling you; Oh, his love can ne’er be told! — Still he bids you come. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Come, ye weary and oppressed]

Jesu Is Calling

Author: R. E. Hudson Hymnal: Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #107 (1885) First Line: Come, ye weary and oppressed Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, ye weary and oppressed]

Jesu Is Calling

Author: R. E. Hudson Hymnal: Quartette #109 (1889) First Line: Come, ye weary and oppressed Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, ye weary and oppressed]

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R. E. Hudson

1843 - 1901 Person Name: R. E. H. Author of "Jesus Now is Calling" in Showers of Blessing Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke

William Horn

1839 - 1917 Person Name: W. Horn Author of "Hör' den Liebesruf" in Silberklänge Horn, William. (Germany, May 1, 1839--April 27, 1917). Evangelical. Come to United States in 1855, settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, ordained elder 1866, presiding elder 1871, bishop 1891. Editor of various Evangelical German-language publications, including Das Evangelische Magazin and Christliche Kinderfreund. Editor of German weekly of the Evangelical Association, 1883, Christliche Botschafter. Editor of Evangelisches Gesangbuch, 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. His most famous hymn was "Pure and free from all corruption." He wrote 24 hymns in all, and has been called one of the greatest of the German writers in America. Translated many English hymns into German. Retired as bishop in 1915. --Robert S. Wilson, DNAH Archives --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives William Horn was born in Germany May 1, 1839. He died in 1917. He came to U.S. in 1855 and settled in Wisconsin. Licensed in 1861, he rose through the ranks of ordained elder and bishop. He retired as Bishop in 1915 and died April 27, 1917. He was the editor of various Evangelical German-lanuage publications including EVANGELISCHES GESANGBUCH of 1877, for which he supplied a number of hymns. Of his twenty-four hymns the most famous, according to Ellen J. Lorenz, was "Pure and free from all corruption". He also translated many English hymns into German. —Mary L. VanDyke for Dictionary of American Hymnology, Oberlin College Library (14 December 2003)