Jessie Brown Pounds

Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (born 1861 August 31, died 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs.

Jessie Hunter Brown was born into a farm family in the village of Hiram, Portage County. A staff writer for Christian Standard, she often collaborated with composer Frederick A. Fillmore (1856–1925). In 1897 she married John E. Pounds, minister of the Central Christian Church in Hiram, Ohio, adjacent to Hiram College.

As a frontier women and college education she's considered by some to be part of the "first generation" of "New Women."

"Anywhere with Jesus" is possibly the most well known of her poems. Some of her poems have been set to a number of musical scores, the most familiar being the tune "Serenity" by Daniel B. Towner (1850–1919). Her 1896 poem "Beautiful Isle" became the song "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere", which was sung at President McKinley's funeral and criticized by President Wilson. She also wrote "Inspirational" novels such as Rachel Sylvestre (1904); these novels were often about Alexander Camplbell's desire live according to New Testament doctrine.

Jessie Pound wrote an article entitled, "The Passing of Prince Albert," the title refered to the "Prince Albert Coat" which she's arguded symbolized professional preachers airs such as "pulpted tones," formal pious vocabulary, and "ministeral mannors." these airs created barriers preventing pastors from connecting with congresations; she argues thats while the lessening of professionalims has its dangers,"There should be not regret that the day of the clergy as a "third sex" is over."

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