Ziehe mich näher, treuer Vater

Ziehe mich näher, treuer Vater

Author: E. W. Chapman; Translator: H. J. Dyck
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Author: E. W. Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry  Go to person page >

Translator: H. J. Dyck

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Text Information

First Line: Ziehe mich näher, treuer Vater
English Title: Closer to Thee, my Father, draw me
Author: E. W. Chapman
Translator: H. J. Dyck
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Näher mit der Liebe Band
Copyright: Public Domain

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Himmels-Harfe für Sonntag-Schulen, Jugendvereine und Evangelisations-Versammlungen #d167

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