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Hold On, Hold On

Author: Myra Judson Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Is your hand on the plow? Refrain First Line: With a firm, steady will, hold on

[Is your hand on the plow? hold on, hold on]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Doane Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55155 15345 56176 Used With Text: Hold on, Hold on

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Author: Myra Judson Hymnal: Joyful Lays #110 (1884) First Line: Is your hand on the plow? hold on, hold on Refrain First Line: With a firm, steady will Lyrics: 1 Is your hand on the plow? hold on, hold on, And follow in the good old track; And remember the word of the Lord who said, Take heed that ye look not back. Refrain: With a firm, steady will, hold on, hold on, And the end its reward will bring; For the tried and the true shall receive at last A crown from the Lord our King. 2 Are you strong in the faith? hold on, hold on, No matter what the world may do; Keep your eye on the cross, with a calm, clear gaze, And know there is light for you. [Refrain] 3 Are you safe in the Ark? hold on, hold on, Tho' drifting o’er a stormy way; It will rise, it will rest on the fair green hills That bloom in eternal day. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 19:17 Languages: English Tune Title: [Is your hand on the plow? hold on, hold on]

Hold On, Hold On

Author: Myra Judson Hymnal: Gems of Song #196 (1901) First Line: Is your hand on the plow? Refrain First Line: With a firm, steady will, hold on Topics: Consecration; Faith; Work Languages: English Tune Title: [Is your hand on the plow?]

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W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: W. H. Doane Composer of "[Is your hand on the plow? hold on, hold on]" in Joyful Lays An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)