How sweet is the message which Jesus has sent

How sweet is the message which Jesus has sent

Author: William H. Parker (1904)
Tune: HOW SWEET IS THE MESSAGE
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Author: William H. Parker

Parker, William Henry, was born at New Basford, Nottingham, March 4th, 1845. Early in life he began to write verses, and having joined a General Baptist church and become interested in Sunday schools was led to compose hymns for use at anniversaries. Three of these were introduced by his pastor, the Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A., into The School Hymnal, 1880, and passed into The Children's Book of Praise, 1881, and other collections. In 1882 Mr. Parker published a small volume entitled, The Princess Alice and Other Poems. His hymns in common use are:—1. "Children know but little.” (God’s condescension to the Little Ones) 2. “Holy Spirit, hear us!” (Hymn to the Holy Ghost). 3. “Jesus, I so often need thee” (A Child’s Prayer to… Go to person page >

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First Line: How sweet is the message which Jesus has sent
Author: William H. Parker (1904)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1905
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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