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FREELY, FREELY

Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 27 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carol Owens Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12321 14322 34322 Used With Text: Freely, Freely

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Freely, Freely

Author: Carol Owens Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 29 hymnals First Line: God forgave my sin in Jesus' name Refrain First Line: He said, "Freely, freely you have received Scripture: Micah 7:18 Used With Tune: FREELY, FREELY

En el Nombre del Señor Jesús

Author: Carol Owens; Manuel Jaramillo Appears in 2 hymnals Refrain First Line: Dijo: Libremente, te di amor Topics: Ministerio y Evangelismo Used With Tune: FREELY, FREELY

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He said: Freely, freely you have received

Author: Carol Owens; Jimmy Owens Hymnal: Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #S.12 (1987) Meter: Irregular First Line: God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name Topics: Pentecost 5 The Church's Mission to All; Pentecost 12 The Witnessing Community Languages: English Tune Title: FREELY, FREELY

Freely, Freely

Author: Carol Owens Hymnal: Baptist Hymnal 1991 #273 (1991) Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain First Line: God forgave my sin in Jesus' name Refrain First Line: He said, "Freely, freely you have received Scripture: Micah 7:18 Languages: English Tune Title: FREELY, FREELY

God Forgave My Sin in Jesus' Name (Freely, Freely)

Author: Carol Owens, b. 1931 Hymnal: This Far By Faith #187 (1999) First Line: God forgave my sin in Jesus' name Refrain First Line: He said, "Freely, freely" Topics: Healing, Forgiveness Scripture: Matthew 10:8 Languages: English Tune Title: FREELY, FREELY

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Jimmy Owens

1930 - 2023 Author of "He said: Freely, freely you have received" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Owens, James Lloyd (Jimmy). (Clarksdale, Mississippi, December 9, 1930-November 26. 2023). Foursquare. Attended Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.; Southwestern College, Memphis, Tennessee; Cathedral School of the Bible, Oakland, California; Cabot College, San Leandro, Calif. Minister of Music, The Neighborhood Church, Oakland, Calif., 1951-1966; Minister of Music, United Community Church, Glendale, Calif., 1966-1968; Minister of Music, Anaheim Christian Center (now Melodyland Christian Center), Anaheim, Calif., 1968-1969. With his wife Carol, Owens composed four Christian musicals. He recorded several albums. --Terry W. York, DNAH Archives     (updated 2025 by Leland Bryant Ross)

Carol Owens

b. 1931 Author of "He said: Freely, freely you have received" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Owens, Carol Sue. (El Reno, Oklahoma, October 30, 1931-- ). Foursquare. Attended San Jose State College, San Jose, California; Cathedral School of the Bible, Oakland, Calif. With her husband James (Jimmy), she composed Christian musicals. --Terry W. York, DNAH Archives

Paul Leddington Wright

b. 1951 Person Name: Paul Leddington Wright, b. 1951 Arranger of "[God forgave my sin in Jesus' name]" in Singing the Faith
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