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Take me to the fountain

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Take me to the precious fountain

[Take me to the precious fountain]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alfred Bierly Incipit: 32313 56531 12343 Used With Text: Take Me to the Precious Fountain

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Take me to the Precious Fountain

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.1 #135 (1887) Refrain First Line: Take me to the fountain Lyrics: 1 Take me to the precious fountain, Where the crystal waters flow, There, on Calvary’s holy mountain, Make me whiter than the snow. Refrain: Take me to the fountain, Precious is its overflow! In its crystal waters, Make me whiter than the snow. 2 Take me to the precious fountain, Stain of sin shall disappear, And on Zion’s blessed mountain With the ransomed I’ll appear. [Refrain] 3 Take me to the precious fountain, Pure and holy I would be; Seal my heart by thine own spirit, Make me more and more like thee. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Take me to the precious fountain]

Take Me to the Precious Fountain

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #152 (1890) Refrain First Line: Take me to the fountain Languages: English Tune Title: [Take me to the precious fountain]

Take me to the fountain

Hymnal: Gospel Tent Hymns #36 (1889) First Line: Take me to the precious fountain Languages: English

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Anzentia Igene Perry Chapman

1849 - 1889 Person Name: Mrs. E. W. Chapman Author of "Take me to the Precious Fountain" in Triumphant Songs No.1 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

Alfred Beirly

Person Name: Alfred Bierly Composer of "[Take me to the precious fountain]" in Triumphant Songs No.1 Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books: Great Joy!, 1881 Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889 Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889 Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892 Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892 Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892 Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894 Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894 Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896 Beirly’s National Singer, 1898 The Concert Master, 1899 Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892 A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown) The Song Wonder, 1907 A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908 NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm