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America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
Author: Samuel F. Smith Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,951 hymnals First Line: My country, 'tis of thee Lyrics: 1. My country,' tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring! 2. My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks ... Topics: Particular Times of Worship Special Days; Nation Used With Tune: AMERICA
America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
America the Beautiful
Author: Katharine Lee Bates, 1859-1929 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 509 hymnals First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Refrain First Line: America! America! Topics: Special Subjects The Nation; Patriotic Hymns Used With Tune: MATERNA
America the Beautiful
CONSOLATION (MORNING SONG)
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 172 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Nola Reed Knouse Tune Sources: Ananias Davisson, Kentucky Harmony Tune Key: f minor Incipit: 51234 32175 51234 Used With Text: The King Shall Come
CONSOLATION (MORNING SONG)
HE LEADETH ME
Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 599 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William B. Bradbury Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53215 64465 33213 Used With Text: He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought!
HE LEADETH ME
Two More New Hymns for Youth by Youth
Publication Date: 1956 Publisher: The Hymn Society of America Publication Place: New York, NY Editors: The Hymn Society of America
Two More New Hymns for Youth by Youth
New Hymns for America
Publication Date: 1976 Publisher: The Hymn Society of America Publication Place: New York Editors: The Hymn Society of America
New Hymns for America
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)
Publication Date: 1990 Publisher: Great Commission Publications Publication Place: Suwanee, GA
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.)
Hail to America.
Author: W. H. Davenport Hymnal: Victory Songs #185 (1920) First Line: Hail to America, friend of the nations Refrain First Line: Hail to America Lyrics: 1 Hail to America, friend of the nations; Empire ... and free. Chorus: Hail to America, Herald her praise afar! Hail ... 's land! 2 Hail! fair America, prairies and mountains, Caverns and ... let Thy praise o'er America ring. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Hail to America, friend of the nations]
Hail to America.
Long Live, Long Live America!
Author: J. E. Rankin, D. D. Hymnal: Light and Life Songs #188 (1904) First Line: America, so proud and free Refrain First Line: America, so proud and free Lyrics: 1 America, so proud and free, My ... till lost in light. Chorus: America, so proud and free, My ... live, long live America! Long live, long live America! 2 Thou art ... Languages: English Tune Title: [America, so proud and free]
Long Live, Long Live America!
The Children's America
Author: Alfarata Hilton Hymnal: Song and Play for Children #47 (1925) First Line: America, America! our hearts belong to thee Refrain First Line: America, America, a pleasant land to see Languages: English Tune Title: [America, America! our hearts belong to thee]
The Children's America
William Williams
1717 - 1791 Person Name: William Williams, 1717-1791 Author of "Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer" in Lutheran Book of Worship William Williams, called the "Watts of Wales," was born in 1717, at Cefn-y-coed, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He originally studied medicine, but abandoned it for theology. He was ordained Deacon in the Church of England, but was refused Priest's Orders, and subsequently attached himself to the Calvinistic Methodists. For half a century he travelled in Wales, preaching the Gospel. He died in 1791. Williams composed his hymns chiefly in the Welsh language; they are still largely used by various religious bodies in the principality. Many of his hymns have appeared in English, and have been collected and published by Sedgwick. His two principal poetical works are "Hosannah to the Son of David," and "Gloria in Excelsis."
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.
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Williams, William, of Pantycelyn, was the Sweet Singer of Wales. He was born at Cefn-y-Coed, in the Parish of Llanfair-y-bryn, near Llandovery, in 1717. He was ordained a deacon of the Established Church in 1740, by Dr. Claget, Bishop of St. Davids, and for three years he served the Curacies of Llan-wrtyd and Llanddewi-Abergwesyn. He never received Priest's Orders. He became early acquainted with the revivalist Daniel Rowlands, and for thirty-five years he preached once a month at Llanllian and Caio and Llansawel, besides the preaching journeys he took in North and South Wales. He was held in great esteem as a preacher. In 1744 his first book of hymns appeared under the title of Halleluiah, and soon ran through three editions. In1762, he published another book under the title of Y Môr o Wydr, which soon went through five editions. His son John published an excellent edition of his hymns in the year 181lines In addition to his Welsh hymns Williams also published several in English as:—
(1.) Hosannah to the Son of David; or, Hymns of Praise to God, For our glorious Redemption by Christ. Some few translated from the Welsh Hymn-Book, but mostly composed on new Subjects. By William Williams. Bristol: Printed by John Grabham, in Narrow-Wine Street, 1759. This contains 51 hymns of which 11 are translated from his Welsh hymns. This little book was reprinted by D. Sedgwick in 1859.
(2.) Gloria in Excelsis: or, Hymns of Praise to God and the Lamb. By W. Williams . . . Carmarthen. Printed for the Author by John Ross, removed to Priory Street, near the Church, M.DCC.LXXI. This contains 70 hymns, not including parts.
From these volumes the following hymns are in common use:—
i. From the Hosannah, 1759:—
1. Jesus, my Saviour is enough. Jesus, All in All.
2. My God, my God, Who art my all. Communion with God desired.
3. The enormous load of human guilt. God's love unspeakable.
ii. From the Gloria in Excelsis, 1772.
4. Awake, my soul, and rise. Passiontide.
5. Beneath Thy Cross I lay me down. Passiontide.
6. Hark! the voice of my Beloved. The Voice of Jesus.
7. Jesus, lead us with Thy power. Divine Guidance Desired. Sometimes given as "Father, lead us with Thy power."
8. Jesus, Whose Almighty sceptre. Jesus as King.
9. Saviour, look on Thy beloved. The Help of Jesus desired.
10. White and ruddy is my Beloved. Beauties of Jesus.
Williams is most widely known through his two hymns, "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah," and "O'er those gloomy hills of darkness." Williams died at Pantycelyn, Jan. 11, 1791. [Rev. W. Glanffrwd Thomas]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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John R. MacDuff
1818 - 1895 Person Name: John R. Macduff, 1818-1895 Author of "Christ Is Coming! Let Creation" in The Mennonite Hymnary, published by the Board of Publication of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America Macduff, John Ross, D.D., second son of Alexander Macduff, of Bonhard, near Perth, was born at Bonhard, May 23, 1818. After studying at the University of Edinburgh, he became in 1842 parish minister of Kettins, Forfarshire, in 1849 of St. Madoes, Perthshire, and in 1855 of Sandyford, Glasgow. He received the degree of D.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1862, and about the same time also from the University of New York. He retired from pastoral work in 1871, lived at Chislehurst, Kent and died in 1887. He has published many practical and devotional works which have attained a wide circulation. In 1857 he was appointed by the General Assembly a member of their Hymnal Committee. His 31 hymns appeared in his Altar Stones, 1853, and were also included with his later poems in his The Gates of Praise, 1876. Of these hymns the following are in common use:—
1. Christ Is coming! Let creation. Second Advent.
2. Eternal Rock! To Thee I flee. (1853.) Christ the Rock.
3. Everlasting arms of love. (1853.) Support in Christ.
4. From Thy habitation holy. Whitsuntide.
5. Hasten, Lord, that morn of glory. Second Advent.
6. Jesus wept! Those tears are over. (1853.) The raising of Lazarus.
7. O do not, blessed Lord, depart. Christ's presence desired.
8. Where shall I look for holy calm. (1853.) Passiontide.
9. Why should I murmur or repine? Resignation.
Of these hymns those dated 1853 are parts only of Dr. Macduff’s originals.
[Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Macduff, J. R., p. 708, i. Another hymn from his Gates of Praise, 1876, is "Blessed feast! most gracious token" (Holy Communion). He died April 30, 1895.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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John T. Grape
1835 - 1915 Composer of "ALL TO CHRIST" in The Mennonite Hymnary, published by the Board of Publication of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America John Thomas Grape USA 1835-1915. Born at Baltimore, MD, he became a successful coal merchant. He married Sophia F MacCubbin, and they had one daughter, Agnes. He was a member of Monument St. Methodist Church in Baltimore, where he played the organ, directed the choir, and was active in the Sunday school. Later, he directed the choir at the Hartford Avenue Methodist Church. The hymn noted below was composed by Grape in 1868, with lyrics composed by Envina Mable Hall of the same church in 1865 while sitting in the choir loft during a sermon. Both words and music had been given to the pastor, Rev George W Schreck, at different times, and one day he remembered he had been given both. Grape's tune had a refrain, so Ms Hall, hearing it, then added words to her poem for that, and the hymn was complete. At Schreck's urging they sent the hymn to Professor Theodore Perkins, publisher of “Sabbath Carols” periodical, and it became popular. Grape died in Baltimore.
John Perry
John T. Grape
