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1839 - 1896 Person Name: Frank M. Davis, 1839-1896 Author of "Lead Me, Savior" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry

M. M. Wells

1815 - 1895 Author of "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide." in Victory Songs Converted to Christianity as a youth at a mission in Buffalo, New York, Marcus Morris Wells (b. Cooperstown, NY, 1815; d. Hartwick, NY, 1895) spent most of his life near Hartwick as a farmer and maker of farm implements. He is remembered in hymnody for writing both the text and tune of "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide." "On a Saturday afternoon, October 1858, while at work in my cornfield, the sentiment of the hymn came to me," writes Wells. "The next day, Sunday, being a very stormy day, I finished the hymn and wrote the tune for it and sent it to Prof. I. B. Woodbury." Isaac Woodbury was the editor of the New York Musical Pioneer, and the original text and tune were first published in that periodical's November 1858 issue. Bert Polman ================= Wells, Marcus M. Concerning this author and his hymn we have no information beyond the following facts:— Holy Spirit, faithful Guide. [Whitsuntide.] Appeared in The Sacred Lute, by T. E. Perkins, N.Y., undated [1864], p. 373, with music. Both words and music are attributed therein to M. M. Wells. The hymn has since been repeated in several English and American collections, including I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. It is dated 1858. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

W. C. Martin

1864 - 1914 Author of "The Name of Jesus" in Christ in Song Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL. John Perry

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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Author: Walter C. Smith Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 228 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. 2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou ... Topics: God Majesty and Power

God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand

Author: Daniel C. Roberts Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 447 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of the ages, whose almighty hand leads forth in beauty all the starry band of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, our grateful songs before thy throne arise. 2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past; in this free land with thee our lot is ... Topics: Citizenship, Christian; Memorial Day; National Righteousness; Patriotic; Righteousness; Social Betterment; liturgical Prayer Songs

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Author: J. M. Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 301 hymnals Text Sources: Latin, 6th or 7th cent.

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EIN' FESTE BURG

Meter: 15.15.12.12.7 Appears in 727 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Martin Luther Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/m/i/mightyfo.htm) Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 11156 71765 17656 Used With Text: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

CONVERSE

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,071 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles C. Converse Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55653 11651 31532 Used With Text: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

GARDEN

Meter: 8.9.5.5.7 with refrain Appears in 235 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles; Charles H. Webb Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 55345 12321 11216 Used With Text: In the Garden (I Come to the Garden Alone)

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The Y. M. C. A.

Author: James Rowe Hymnal: Songs of Praise No. 5 #153 (1936) First Line: What is making earth more fair Languages: English Tune Title: [What is making earth more fair]

I'm Redeemed

Author: J. C. F. Hymnal: Timeless Truths #460 Meter: 6.7.9.6.7.9 with refrain First Line: I'm redeemed, I'm redeemed Refrain First Line: I’m redeemed, praise the Lord! Lyrics: 1 I’m redeemed, I’m redeemed, From the darkness of the night, That so thickly enveloped my soul; In my heart there have gleamed Rays of wonderful light, Where the waves of Thy glory do roll. Refrain: I’m redeemed, praise the Lord! I’m redeemed by the blood ... Scripture: Titus 2:14 Tune Title: [I'm redeemed, I"m redeemed]

I'm Singing Too

Author: B. M. C. Hymnal: Harmonies of Praise #18 (1909) First Line: Tis Easter time, and gentle spring Refrain First Line: I'm singing too, I'm singing too Languages: English Tune Title: [Tis Easter time, and gentle spring]

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Small Church Music

Editors: J. C. Morgan Description: History The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid 1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano with organ versions. About the Recordings All recordings are in MP3 format. Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per month. The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse. Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo and pitch to suit their local needs. Mobile App We have partnered with the developer of the popular NetTracks mobile app to offer the Small Church Music collection as a convenient mobile app. Experience the beloved Small Church Music collection through this iOS app featuring nearly 10,000 high-quality hymn recordings that can be organized into custom setlists and downloaded for offline use—ideal for worship services without musicians, congregational practice, and personal devotion. The app requires a small fee to cover maintenance costs. Please note: While Hymnary.org hosts this music collection, technical support for the app is provided exclusively by the app developer, not by Hymnary.org staff. LicensingCopyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org. Home/Music(smallchurchmusic.com) List SongsAlphabetically List Songsby Meter List Songs byTune Name About

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