JAMES ROWE
1865-1933
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 later worked with music publishers such as the Trio Music Company, Waco, Texas; the A. J. Showalter Music Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee; & the James D. Vaughan Music Company of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. In his final years, Rowe moved to Vermont & worked with his daughter, an artist, writing greeting card verses.Sources
Lyrics: Hymntime lists the titles of 45 of his songs.
Famous song writer James Rowe didn't have an easy life. As a matter of fact, just performing the art of writing was a real struggle. Born January 1, 1865, James was the fifth of 9 children, but the first born boy. He and his family lived in Wales.
In 1889 James, as a 24-year-old man, immigrated to the United States, where he settled in Albany New York. During the course of his life, James worked as a teacher, government worker, railroad worker, and an inspector for the Hudson River Humane Society.
While he enjoyed his work, his true passion lay in creating. It is said that James Rowe wrote some 20,000 hymns and poems. Among them were such cherished songs as: “God Holds the Future in His Hands”, “I Walk With the King”, “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again”, and many others.
What makes this so amazing is what he overcame in order to pen these thousands of songs. According to his daughter, she witnessed her father, who suffered with a serious case of arthritis, spending day after day working on the words, melody, and music to many different songs. Despite the pain with which he lived, he pushed through and achieved his goals of putting his faith to the written word.
One of those songs which he labored over is the well-known hymn, "Love Lifted Me."
In 1889 James, as a 24-year-old man, immigrated to the United States, where he settled in Albany New York. During the course of his life, James worked as a teacher, government worker, railroad worker, and an inspector for the Hudson River Humane Society.
While he enjoyed his work, his true passion lay in creating. It is said that James Rowe wrote some 20,000 hymns and poems. Among them were such cherished songs as: “God Holds the Future in His Hands”, “I Walk With the King”, “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again”, and many others.
What makes this so amazing is what he overcame in order to pen these thousands of songs. According to his daughter, she witnessed her father, who suffered with a serious case of arthritis, spending day after day working on the words, melody, and music to many different songs. Despite the pain with which he lived, he pushed through and achieved his goals of putting his faith to the written word.
One of those songs which he labored over is the well-known hymn, "Love Lifted Me."
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LOVE LIFTED ME
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