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[Wand'ring in the desert lonely]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank Nielson Incipit: 51312 23216 51312 Used With Text: Jesus Sought Me
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Jesus Sought Me

Author: C. W. Ray Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Wand'ring in the desert lonely Refrain First Line: Clouds of doom seemed gath'ring 'round me Used With Tune: [Wand'ring in the desert lonely]
Jesus Sought Me

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Jesus Sought Me

Author: C. W. Ray Hymnal: Zion's Delight #172 (1902) First Line: Wand'ring in the desert lonely Refrain First Line: Clouds of doom seemed gath'ring 'round me Languages: English Tune Title: [Wand'ring in the desert lonely]
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Jesus Sought Me

Author: C. W. Ray Hymnal: The Revival Helper #172 (1893) First Line: Wand'ring in the desert dreary Refrain First Line: Clouds of doom seem'd gath'ring 'round me Languages: English Tune Title: [Wand'ring in the desert dreary]
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Jesus Sought Me

Author: C. W. Ray Hymnal: The Heart's Offering #34 (1915) First Line: Wand'ring in the desert dreary Refrain First Line: Clouds of doom seem'd gath'ring 'round me Languages: English Tune Title: [Wand'ring in the desert dreary]
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Charles Walker Ray

1832 - 1917 Person Name: C. W. Ray Author of "Jesus Sought Me" in Zion's Delight Rv Charles Walker Ray DD USA 1832-1917. Born at Otselic, NY, he became a Baptist minister. He was educated at Hamlton College, Clinton, NY. He earned his doctorate from Monongahela College, Jefferson, PA. That school closed in 1894. He pastored at North Stonington, CT, for a number of years. He also served at Plymouth, NY. He married Julia Tracy Sheffield, and they had a son, Arthur. He wrote a number of books and song books: “Grace Vernon Bussell, the heroine of western Australia” (1878); “Spicy breezes” (1883); “The day school crown” (1892); “The revival helper: a collection of songs for Christian work and worship” (1893); “Bright blossoms of song” (1895); “Zion’s delight” (1901); “The song of songs of the King and his bride-an interpretation” (1913); “The fallacies and vagaries of misinterpretation” (1914). He died at Philadelphia, PA. John Perry
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Frank Nielson

Composer of "[Wand'ring in the desert lonely]" in Zion's Delight Possibly a pseudonym of Charles W. Ray
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