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[I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. E. Nickerson Incipit: 55671 23414 33332 Used With Text: He Pardoned a Sinner Like Me

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He Pardoned a Sinner Like Me

Author: A. T. Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: I heard of a Savior whose love was so great Refrain First Line: He pardon'd a sinner like me Topics: Love; Pardon; Redemption Used With Tune: [I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]

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He Pardoned a Sinner Like Me

Author: A. T. Hymnal: Best Hymns No. 3 #14 (1903) First Line: I heard of a Savior whose love was so great Refrain First Line: He pardon'd a sinner like me Topics: Love; Pardon; Redemption Languages: English Tune Title: [I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]
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He Pardoned a Rebel Like Me

Hymnal: Light and Life Songs No. 3 #74 (1918) First Line: I heard of a Savior whose love was so great Refrain First Line: He pardon'd a rebel like me Lyrics: 1 I heard of a Savior whose love was so great He laid down his life on the tree; The thorns they were pierc’d in his beautiful brow To pardon a rebel like me. Refrain: He pardon’d a rebel like me, He pardon’d a rebel like me; The thorns they were pierc’d in his beautiful brow To pardon a rebel like me. 2 They tell me he wept over sinners one day, “If only they knew what I do! How oft would I gather you under my wing And pardon poor rebels like you.” [Refrain] 3 That wondrous compassion has broken my heart And bro’t me, dear Jesus, to Thee; I know when I came Thou wouldst not cast me out, But pardon a rebel like me. [Refrain] 4 ‘Tis true! wretched sinners right freely He saves, And you He will not cast away; The life everlasting He waits to bestow:, O come to your Savior today. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]

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Alexcenah Thomas

1857 - 1910 Person Name: A. T. Author of "He Pardoned a Sinner Like Me" in Best Hymns No. 3

Edward E. Nickerson

Person Name: E. E. Nickerson Composer of "[I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]" in Best Hymns No. 3

Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Arranger of "[I heard of a Savior whose love was so great]" in Light and Life Songs No. 3 Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch