The Church's Jubilee

The light of eventide now shines the darkness to dispel

Author: C. W. Naylor
Tune: [The light of eventide now shines the darkness to dispel]
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: C. W. Naylor

Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The light of eventide now shines the darkness to dispel
Title: The Church's Jubilee
Author: C. W. Naylor
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, church of God, the day of jubilee
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymnal of the Church of God #453

Gospel Gems Number 2 #24

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His Praise Anew #26

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Melodies of Zion #28

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Reformation Glory #62

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