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[If some great burden bends you low]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. S. Schuler Incipit: 13554 56555 56555 Used With Text: Just Tell Jesus

Author: James Rowe Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: If some great burden bends you low Refrain First Line: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend Lyrics: 1 If some great burden bends you low, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; His love will lighten it, I know; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. Refrain: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend, Rich showers of blessing to you he will send And loving and faithful remain to the end; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. 2 If earthly friends forsake your side, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; To none his friendship is denied; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] 3 If sin has caused your soul to roam, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; His voice will safely guide you home; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] 4 O whatsoever you may need, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; You’ll find in him a friend indeed; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [If some great burden bends you low]

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Just Tell Jesus

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs for All #13 (1906) First Line: If some great burden bends you low Refrain First Line: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend Lyrics: 1 If some great burden bends you low, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; His love will lighten it, I know; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. Refrain: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend, Rich showers of blessing to you he will send And loving and faithful remain to the end; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. 2 If earthly friends forsake your side, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; To none his friendship is denied; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] 3 If sin has caused your soul to roam, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; His voice will safely guide you home; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] 4 O whatsoever you may need, Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus; You’ll find in him a friend indeed; Just tell Jesus, just tell Jesus. [Refrain] Tune Title: [If some great burden bends you low]

Just Tell Jesus

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of Love Divine #13 (1906) First Line: If some great burden bends you low Refrain First Line: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend Tune Title: [If some great burden bends you low]

Just Tell Jesus

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: The New Life Hymnal #13 (1907) First Line: If some great burden bends you low Refrain First Line: Just whisper the name of this wonderful friend Languages: English Tune Title: [If some great burden bends you low]

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "Just Tell Jesus" in Songs for All Pseudonym: James S. Apple. James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)