Divine Union

Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

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First Line: Who can unfold the bliss untold
Title: Divine Union
Author: Mary D. James
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, blessed rest, on Jesus' breast
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evangel Songs #26

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Songs of Perfect Love #5

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Songs of the New Life #25

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #126

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