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Words of Spirit and Life

Author: J. B. Atchinson Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Precious words I love to hear Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus hear my plea

[Precious words, I love to hear]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. E. Dortch Incipit: 31156 65513 33231 Used With Text: Words of Spirit and Life

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Author: Rev. J. B. Atchinson Hymnal: Songs of the Morning #16 (1890) First Line: Precious words, I love to hear Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus hear my plea Languages: English Tune Title: [Precious words, I love to hear]

Words of Spirit and Life

Author: Rev. J. B. Atchinson Hymnal: Spirit and Life #120 (1895) First Line: Precious words, I love to hear Refrain First Line: Blessed Jesus hear my plea Languages: English Tune Title: [Precious words, I love to hear]

Blessed Jesus hear my plea

Author: J. B. Atchinson Hymnal: Green Pastures for the Lambs #d56 (1886) First Line: Precious words I love to hear Languages: English

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J. B. Atchinson

1840 - 1882 Author of "Words of Spirit and Life" Atchinson, Jonathan Bush, born at Wilson, New York, Feb. 17, 1840, and "licensed as a Methodist Preacher," Sept. 6, 1874. Of his hymns the following are the best known:— 1. Behold the stone is rolled away. [Easter.] This was Mr. Atchinson's first hymn. It appeared in the Sunday School Times, Dec. 1874. It is not in use in Great Britain. 2. Fully persuaded, Lord, I believe. [Faith.] Written in 1874 or 1875, and first published in Gospel Hymns, No. 1. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 149, with music by W. F. Sherwin. 3. I have read of a beautiful city. [Heaven.] Written about the same time as the former, and published in Gospel Hymns. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 403, with music by O. F. Presbrey. 4. O crown of rejoicing that's waiting for me. [The Reward .] This hymn is also in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 174, where it is set to music by P. Bliss. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

D. E. Dortch

1851 - 1928 Composer of "[Precious words, I love to hear]" in Spirit and Life Born: March 5, 1851, Theta, Tennessee. Died: November 9/11, 1928, Tennessee. Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee. Dortch was teaching music in Maury, Tennessee, in 1880, and was working as an evangelist by 1886. His works include: Tidings of Joy (Columbia, Tennessee: 1878) National Tidings of Joy (Nashville, Tennessee: National Baptist Convention of America, 1878) Gospel Melodies, with William Dale & Charles Pollock (Nashville, Tennessee: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1890) Spirit and Life, with Edmund Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: Christian Publishing Association, 1893) Choice Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: National Baptist Convention of America, 1894) Gospel Voices (Nashville, Tennessee: South-Western Publishing House, 1895) Gospel Voices No. 3 (Columbia, Tennessee: David E. Dortch, 1902) Hymns of Victory, Parts 1 and 2 (Columbia, Tennessee: Dortch Publishing Company, 1905) Happy Greetings to All (Charlotte, North Carolina: Dortch Publishing Company, 1916) © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)