Victor H. Benke

Short Name:	Victor H. Benke
Full Name:	Benke, Victor H., 1872-1904
Birth Year:	1872
Death Year:	1904

Victor H. Benke was born on July 1872, Ratibor, Germany (now Racibórz, Poland). He emigrated to America at the of age 21. He served as the regular organist at the Bowery Mission in New York City for a number of years. He settled in Brooklyn where he gave piano and organ lessons and composed music. He worked with Fanny Crosby, who wrote words to a number of his pieces, and Ira Sankey. He also played the organ for Dwight Moody in his evangelistic work. Benke died on July 15, 1904 in New York. [Sources: Crosby, pp. 535, 562]

NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/n/benke_vh.htm

Texts Tunes Hymnals Recommendations

Tunes by Victor H. Benke (59)	As	Instances	Incipit
[Abide with us, dear Savior]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	61321 66511 76712
[Wake thou, my harp, O Mighty Love]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	7	31656 16722 61767
[Away, away to Sunday school]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	33553 36633 51217
[There's a chorus ever ringing]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	55113 21517 62165
[Can we read our title clear]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	55154 65526 76355
[Come to the fount of healing]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	51231 65725 35123
[Constrained by Thine unbounded love]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	55451 76533 25435
[Far away my steps had wandered]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	7	34532 32135 65312
[Girded for battle our forces we bring]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	8	51353 15615 13576
[Hark! the bells of Heaven ringing]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	34531 65336 52123
[Holy Spirit, while we gather]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	9	33543 33212 36223
[How can I look on Calvary's cross]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	8	54512 31517 47651
[I have a precious, faithful guide]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	53543 32176 64132
[I know that where my Savior dwells]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	61345 13225 65223
[I need, O Lord, a stronger faith]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	17213 26554 36544
[I was wandering, heavy-laden]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[I'll trust Him, ever trust my Lord]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[In the shadow of the Highest]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	32312 12611 72543
[Jesus redeemed and made me whole]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	32343 51243 26765
[Just as I am, without one plea] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	36655 52123 56675
[La débil cuerda cederá]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	31235 76514 36421
[Let me hear it again, that beautiful story]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	12323 51176 54565
[Let not your heart be troubled] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[Lord, again we seek Thy temple]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	53215 61756 72343
[Make room, make room for Jesus]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	51235 65333 35235
[Marching on to Zion, city of the King]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	34453 72161 55657
[My Father, this I ask of Thee]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	21	31257 65143 64212
[O Lord, be Thou my stay]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	13557 77123 13557
[O Savior, we would enter]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	35342 33516 52335
[O Spirit, come, dispel each cloud of sadness] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	53455 51713 27162
[O Thou Rock of my salvation] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	13	12335 36516 56532
[O would you wear a starry crown]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	55176 65511 72515
[On joyful wings our raptured souls]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	34317 61533 25433
[On the hilltops, on the mountains]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	34553 16223 46523
[Our Sunday school, our Sunday school]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	55315 62617 51235
["Peace, be still!" 'tis gently spoken]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	32351 23123 42671
[Peace, like a river is flowing today]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	56712 23165 56673
[Praise ye the Lord, angels bright]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	51232 31554 65163
[Press to the mark of our calling in Jesus]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	31665 45133 22125
[Rouse ye, Christian soldiers, hear the battle roar?]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	15615 55713 56352
[Savior, may a little child]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	56512 62776 76155
[Savior may Thy gentle hand]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	51232 43554 23465
[Savior, lead my erring footsteps]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	55651 23161 51712
[Seek to be a blessing, while the moments fly]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[Soldiers for the King of glory]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	5	51713 33627 65765
[Souls in sin and darkness straying] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[Stand at your post with a courage sublime]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[Take courage, believer, and press on thy way]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	55677 13326 21767
[Teach me, O, Thou Holy Spirit]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	13	32123 56552 12343
[The children are coming to Jesus today]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	3	55321 51252 17617
[The whole world needs the gospel]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	8	51763 55557 12251
[There are storms the world over-sweeping] (Benke)	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	9	34545 13112 32165
[Thou art leading me, dear Savior]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	56516 15321 16712
[Toil on, trust on, working for the Master]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	53155 67665 65671
[Up with the dawn of rosy light]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	33332 35553 33323
[Wake the joyful, joyful lay]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	2	54565 15176 74434
[Whatever in life shall me betide]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1
[When my heart is filled with grief]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	1	51322 31357 66553
[When the burden is heavy and courage is faint]	Victor H. Benke (Composer)	9	12321 43231 65335

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