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Author: D. S. Warner Meter: 10.7.10.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly? Lyrics: ... you why I ceased from folly? Why I turned away from ... Used With Tune: [Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?]

Men Who Walk in Folly's Way

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Deliverance From Trouble Scripture: Psalm 107 Used With Tune: LUX PRIMA (GOUNOD)

I Am Glad that "Whosoever" Took Me in

Author: H. B. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Long my feet had wandered on in paths of folly Refrain First Line: Oh, I'm glad that "Whosoever" took me in Used With Tune: [Long my feet had wandered on in paths of folly]

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Tunes

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RUSTINGTON

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 82 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Hubert H. Parry Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 11432 17511 65453 Used With Text: In Thy Wrath and Hot Displeasure

GORDON

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 715 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adoniram J. Gordon Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13443 21327 71134 Used With Text: My Jesus, I Love Thee

A PURPLE ROBE

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: David Wilson, 1940-; Noel Tredinnick, 1949; Melva Treffinger Graham, 1947- Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 51555 43221 17571 Used With Text: Let Folly Praise That Fancy Loves

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Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

'Tis folly all - let me no more be told

Author: Madame Guyon; William Cowper Hymnal: Translations from the French of Madame de la Mothe Guion #1 (1800) First Line: "Tis folly all" let me no more be told Lyrics: 'Tis folly all—let me no more ... Languages: English

Let Folly Praise That Fancy Loves

Author: Robert Southwell, 1561-1595 Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #152 (1998) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Let folly praise that fancy loves; I ... Topics: Christmas; Epiphany Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-7 Languages: English Tune Title: A PURPLE ROBE

What I Ought to Be

Author: T. H. Hymnal: Songs of Summerland #188 (1943) First Line: Weary of myself, my folly and my pride Refrain First Line: Make me what I ought to be Lyrics: 1 Weary of myself, my folly and my pride, Weary of ... Languages: English Tune Title: [Weary of myself, my folly and my pride]

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People

Authors, composers, editors, etc.

Anonymous

Author of "Men Who Walk in Folly's Way" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Barney Elliott Warren

1867 - 1951 Person Name: Barney E. Warren, 1867-1951 Composer of "[Shall I tell you why I ceased from folly?]" in Hymnal of the Church of God Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia

Samuel W. Beazley

1873 - 1944 Composer of "[Years I spent in sin and folly]" in Inspiring Hymns Samuel W. Beazley was born in Sparta, Virginia in 1873. He was a music scholar and taught music at Shenandoah College for five years. He composed over 4,000 gospel songs during his lifetime. Samuel W. Beazley maintained a successful publishing business in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Chicago on September 16, 1944. He was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1992. NN, Hymnary editor. Source: www.gmahalloffame.org