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It Was Jesus

Author: James Rowe Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: I was lost and sad, now I'm saved and glad Refrain First Line: It was Jesus did it all

[I was lost and sad, now I'm saved and glad]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Homer F. Morris Incipit: 55344 53312 23321 Used With Text: It Was Jesus

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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Crowning Hymns No. 12 #7 (1931) First Line: I was lost and sad; now I'm saved and glad Refrain First Line: It was Jesus did it all Languages: English Tune Title: [I was lost and sad; now I'm saved and glad]

It Was Jesus

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Calvary Songs #45 (1944) First Line: I was lost and sad, now I'm saved and glad Refrain First Line: It was Jesus did it all Languages: English Tune Title: [I was lost and sad, now I'm saved and glad]

It was Jesus did it all

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Spiritual Evangel #d62 (1933) First Line: I was lost and sad, now I'm saved

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "It Was Jesus" 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)

Homer F. Morris

Composer of "[I was lost and sad, now I'm saved and glad]" in Calvary Songs Born in Georgia, died in Texas. Dianne Shapiro, from Find a Grave website (accessed 6/17/2022)