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Born: January 1, 1865, Horrabridge, Devonshire, England.
Died: November 10, 1933, Wells, Vermont.


Son of John Rowe, a copper miner, James worked for the Irish government for four years, then emigrated to America at age 24. He settled in Albany, New York, and worked in railroads in New York for 10 years. He then became an inspector for the Hudson River Humane Society. He then worked for music publishers in Texas and Tennessee, and in his later years, moved to Vermont and worked with his daughter, an artist, writing verses for greeting cards.


Hymns

After the Midnight
Anywhere Thou Leadest
Because I Love Jesus
Everybody Ought to Love Him
God Holds the Future in His Hands
God is Goodness, God Is Love
Greet the Everlasting King (© 1943)
Happy Sunbeams
He’s My King
His Promise to Me
I Am So Glad Salvation’s Free
I Choose Jesus
I Walk with the King
I Would Be Like Jesus
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
I’m Bound for the Kingdom of Glory and Song (© 1937)
Jesus Is All I Need (© 1929)
Love Lifted Me
No Room (© 1928)
Rapture Indeed!
Sweet Harbor Bells (© 1924)
Sweeter as the Days Go By
There Is Room in His Heart for You
What a Matchless Savior (© 1935)
What Is He Worth to Your Soul?
When the Shadows Flee
Wonderful Message
Work I Ought to Do, The

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/r/o/w/rowe_j.html

Born: April 5, 1850, Towner Hill, Rome, Pennsylvania.
Died: October 3, 1919, Longwood, Missouri.
Buried: Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

Towner studied music under his father (a well known singer and teacher in his own right), John Howard, George Root, and James Webb. He was music director at the Centenary Methodist Church in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); the York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); the Union Methodist Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919). The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900. His works include:

Hymns Tried and True (Chicago, Illinois: The Bible Institute
Colportage Association, 1911)


Music

Anywhere with Jesus
At Calvary
Christ Jesus Hath the Power
Gone from My Heart
Full Surrender
Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The
He Will Answer Every Prayer
He’s a Friend of Mine
Hear the Word
I Am Standing on the Word of God
I Do Love Jesus with All My Heart
Jesus Only, Let Me See
Joyful Sound
Light in the Eastern Sky
Moody
My Anchor Holds
Nor Silver Nor Gold
O Changeless Word
O Thou God of My Salvation
O Word of God
Old Ship of Zion, The
Only a Sinner
Saved by the Blood
Saving Grace
Send Out a Light
Some Sweet Day
Sunset Gate, The
Tell Out the Wonderful Story
Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom
Trust and Obey
What Will It Be When We See Him?
Victory in My Soul

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/t/o/w/towner_db.html

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