ELTON (Bixby)

Composer: S. M. Bixby

Samuel M. Bixby was born on May 27, 1833 in Ha­ver­hill, New Hamp­shire. His com­pa­ny, S. M. Bixby & Company, man­u­factured shoe black­ings and shoe dress­ings, but mu­sic was his pas­sion. He was al­so a Sun­day school su­per­in­ten­dent and choir lead­er. He died on March 11, 1912 in Ford­ham, New York. His works in­clude: Church and Home Hym­nal, cir­ca 1893 Evangel Songs, cir­ca 1894 Gloria Deo: A Col­lec­tion of Hymns and Tunes for Pub­lic Wor­ship in All De­part­ments of the Church (New York: Funk & Wag­nalls Com­pa­ny, 1901) NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/x/bixby_sm.htm  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: ELTON (Bixby)
Composer: S. M. Bixby
Meter: 9.8.9.8
Incipit: 55465 43542 34654
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee

If you but trust in God to guide you
and place your confidence in him,
you'll find him always there beside you
to give you hope and strength within;
for those who trust God's changeless love
build on the rock that will not move.

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Wer, o mein Gott, aus dir geboren

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Instances

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Gloria Deo #423

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Jugendharfe #219

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The Church and Home Hymnal #191

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