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[Tell us something more of the love of Jesus]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. Roberts Incipit: 54345 11311 65131 Used With Text: Tell Us Something More

Author: Josepine Pollard Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Tell us something more of the love of Jesus Refrain First Line: Tell us, Christian, tell us Lyrics: 1 Tell us something more of the love of Jesus, Christian, tell us something more; Tell us how He suffer’d death for sinners, Tell us of the cross He bore. Refrain: Tell us, Christian, tell us, Tell us something more; Tell us, Christian, tell us, Tell us something more. 2 Tell us something more of the Crucifixion, Tell us how He bled and died; Tell us of the blood that ever cleanses, Flowing from His wounded side. [Refrain] 3 Tell us something more of the Holy City, Where they strew’d the way with palms; Tell us how He gather’d little children, Into His most loving arms. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Tell us something more of the love of Jesus]

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Tell Us Something More

Author: Josepine Pollard Hymnal: The Crowning Day #24 (1894) First Line: Tell us something more of the love of Jesus Refrain First Line: Tell us, Christian, tell us Lyrics: 1 Tell us something more of the love of Jesus, Christian, tell us something more; Tell us how He suffer’d death for sinners, Tell us of the cross He bore. Refrain: Tell us, Christian, tell us, Tell us something more; Tell us, Christian, tell us, Tell us something more. 2 Tell us something more of the Crucifixion, Tell us how He bled and died; Tell us of the blood that ever cleanses, Flowing from His wounded side. [Refrain] 3 Tell us something more of the Holy City, Where they strew’d the way with palms; Tell us how He gather’d little children, Into His most loving arms. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Tell us something more of the love of Jesus]

Tell Us Something More

Author: Josephine Pollard Hymnal: The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #Z13 (1887) First Line: Tell us something more of the love of Jesus Refrain First Line: Tell us, Christian, tell us Languages: English Tune Title: [Tell us something more of the love of Jesus]

Tell Us Something More

Author: Josephine Pollard Hymnal: The Zion Songster No. 2 #13 (1887) First Line: Tell us something more of the love of Jesus Refrain First Line: Tell us, Christian, tell us Languages: English Tune Title: [Tell us something more of the love of Jesus]

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Josephine Pollard

1834 - 1892 Person Name: Josepine Pollard Author of "Tell Us Something More" in The Crowning Day Josephine Pollard USA 1834-1892. Born at NYC, NY, one of seven children and daughter of an architect, she attended an exclusive girls school, Spingler Institute, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the professional women’s club, Sorosis. She never married. She became an author, poet, and hymnist, writing many children’s books and for children’s magazines, including Harper’s, Scribner’s, and the New York Ledger. She wrote 44 books, mostly religious, for children, but also about history, birds, sports and games, and adventure stories. She also wrote 100+ hymn lyrics as well. She worked as an editor for the Sunday School Times and for the Methodist Book Concern, where she edited a magazine for African Americans. Her children’s books include: “History of the U.S.” (1884); “The life of George Washington” ; “The life of Christ for young people”; “History of the New Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “History of the Old Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “Bible stories for children” (1899). She was in poor health in her latter years. She died at NYC, NY. John Perry =============== Pollard, Josephine, born in New York, circa 1840, is the author of (1) "I stood outside the gate" (Lent), (2) "Joy-bells ringing, Children singing" (Joy) in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)