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What a Wonderful Place It Would Be

Author: James Rowe Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: If all in this city whose souls are astray
What a Wonderful Place It Would Be

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[If all in this city whose souls are astray]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ira B. Wilson Incipit: 51111 11332 12333 Used With Text: What a Wonderful Place it would Be
[If all in this city whose souls are astray]

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What a Wonderful Place it would Be

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of Revival Power #27 (1907) First Line: If all in this city whose souls are astray Lyrics: 1 If all in this city whose souls are astray, Would yield to the blessed Redeemer today, And follow him closely whatever the way, What a wonderful place it would be. What a wonderful place it would be, What a wonderful place it would be; With every soul under Jesus’ control, What a wonderful place it would be. 2 If all of this nation today would begin To weary of wearing the fetters of sin, And open their hearts for the Lord to come in, What a wonderful land it would be. What a wonderful land it would be, What a wonderful land it would be; With every soul under Jesus’ control, What a wonderful land it would be. 3 If every sinner one earth would believe That none but the Savior salvation could give; If all would this wonderful blessing receive, What a wonderful world it would be. What a wonderful world it would be, What a wonderful world it would be; With every soul under Jesus’ control, What a wonderful world it would be. Tune Title: [If all in this city whose souls are astray]
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Author: James Rowe Hymnal: With Heart and Voice #68 (1905) First Line: If all in this city whose souls are astray Languages: English Tune Title: [If all in this city whose souls are astray]
What a Wonderful Place It Would Be

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James Rowe

1865 - 1933 Author of "What a Wonderful Place It Would Be" 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)
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Ira B. Wilson

1880 - 1950 Composer of "[If all in this city whose souls are astray]" in Songs of Revival Power Ira Bishop Wilson, 1880-1950 Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1880, Bed­ford, Io­wa. Died: Ap­ril 3, 1950, Los An­ge­les, Cal­i­for­nia. Buried: For­est Lawn Me­mor­i­al Park, Glen­dale, Cal­i­for­nia. Pseudonym: Fred B. Hol­ton. Wilson’s sis­ter taught him to play the vi­o­lin and or­gan while still at home. Around 1902, Ira be­gan stu­dies at the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. In 1905, he went to work for the Lorenz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny in Day­ton, Ohio. His com­po­si­tions ap­peared in The Choir Lead­er and The Choir Her­ald; he al­so served as ed­it­or in chief of The Vol­un­teer Choir. His works in­clude: The King’s Mes­sage, with Ed­mund Lo­renz (New York: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1910) The Be­gin­ners’ Choir, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1911) Praise Ye, a Col­lect­ion of Sac­red Songs, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (New York: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1913) His Worthy Praise, with Ed­mund Lor­enz (Day­ton, Ohio: Lor­enz Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny, 1915) Sources-- Hall, pp. 413-5 Lyrics-- Go For­ward to Con­quer Look Above Make Me a Bless­ing © 1924 My Sav­ior’s Voice This Won­der­ful Christ Is Mine Trustingly Fol­low Music-- Across the Temp­led Hills Angels’ Chor­us, The Christ Is Born Christ the Lord Is Born Christmas Lull­a­by Conchita Exalt the King Give Praise God Is Good­ness, God Is Love God Is So Good He Arose To­day His Love Is Al­ways True Jesus Wants Us to Help Joy to the World Loving Je­sus Christ Marching For­ward May God De­pend on You? Night of Nights O Star of Match­less Splen­dor On Cal­va­ry’s Cross One Day Out in the High­ways and By­ways of Life Rejoice! Re­joice! Ring, Sweet Bells Song of the Morn­ing, The Stars of De­cem­ber Walking with Je­sus Was There Ev­er a Friend So True? We Come To­day What Do the Flow­ers Say? Who Will Our Pi­lot Be? Win One --hymntime.com/tch
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