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Light and Life

Publication Date: 1881 Publisher: Oliver Ditson & Co. Publication Place: Boston Editors: R. M. McIntosh; Oliver Ditson & Co.

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 540 hymnals First Line: Father, I stretch my hands to thee Lyrics: 1 Father, I stretch my hands to thee, No other help I know; If thou withdraw thyself from me, Ah! whither shall I go? 2 What did thine only Son endure, Before I drew my breath! What pain, what labor to secure My soul from endless death! 3 O Jesus, could I this believe, I now should feel thy pow'r! Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve, Nor let me wait one hour. 4 Author of faith, to thee I lift My weary, longing eyes; O let me now receive that gift; My soul without it dies! Used With Tune: SPRING

Holy Night

Appears in 136 hymnals First Line: Holy night! peaceful night! Lyrics: 1 Holy night! peaceful night! All is dark, save the light, Yonder where they sweet vigil keep O'er the Babe who, in silent sleep, Rests in heavenly peace, Rests in heavenly peace. 2 Holy night! peaceful night! Only for shepherd's sight, Came blest visions of angel throngs, With their loud hallelujah songs, Saying, Jesus is come, Saying, Jesus is come. 3 Holy night! peaceful night! Child of heav'n! Oh, how bright Thou didst smile on us when Thou wast born! Blest indeed was that happy mourn; Full of heavenly joy, Full of heavenly joy. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [Holy night! peaceful night!]

Yarbrough

Appears in 838 hymnals First Line: I am coming to the cross Refrain First Line: I am trusting, Lord, in Thee Lyrics: 1 I am coming to the cross; I am poor, and weak and blind; I am counting all but droll, I shall full salvation find. Chorus: I am trusting, Lord, in Thee; Blessed Lamb of Calvary; Humbly at thy cross I bow, Save me, Jesus, save me now. 2 Long my heart has sighed for thee, Long has evil reigned within; Jesus sweetly speaks to me,-- "I will cleanse you from all sin." [Chorus] 3 Here I give my all to thee, Friends, and time, and earthly store; Soul and body thine to be, Wholly thine for evermore. [Chorus] Used With Tune: YARBROUGH

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[I want to be a worker for the Lord]

Appears in 117 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. Baltzell Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 51112 33212 52223 Used With Text: I want to be a worker

NINETY-FIFTH

Appears in 26 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. M. McIntosh, by per Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 11234 32123 45455 Used With Text: Ninety-fifth

[There is a beautiful story]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 56545 43565 61765 Used With Text: Open the beautiful gates

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Old Hundred

Hymnal: LL1881 #3 (1881) First Line: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Lyrics: 1 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father Son, and Holy Ghost. Languages: English Tune Title: OLD HUNDRED

Show thy mercy unto me

Author: Rev. J. H. Martin Hymnal: LL1881 #4 (1881) First Line: Thee I seek, O gracious Saviour Refrain First Line: Unto me, O, blessed Jesus Lyrics: 1 Thee I seek, O gracious Saviour, Unto thee for mercy cry, Thou art full of love compassion, Guilty, wretched, weak am I. Refrain: Unto me, O, blessed Jesus, Show thy mercy unto me; Unto me, Unto me, Show thy mercy unto me. 2 I am sinful, vile, polluted, All unworthy of thy love, Grant me pardon and salvation, From thy throne of grace above. [Refrain] 3 View me, Lord, with tender pity, Be thou merciful to me, Wash me in thy cleansing fountain, From my burden set me free. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Thee I seek, O gracious Saviour]

I trust in thee

Author: R. G. Staples Hymnal: LL1881 #5 (1881) First Line: Simply trusting Christ today Refrain First Line: Trusting Jesus, Trusting Jesus Lyrics: 1 Simply trusting Christ today, As my guide along the way; Thro' the shadows dark and dim, Trustingly, I'll lean on Him. Chorus: Trusting Jesus, Trusting Jesus, Never doubting him at all; Thro' the shadows dim and gray, All along my pilgrim way. 2 Simply trusting as the years, Bring me joys, or cause me tears; Trusting tho' quite oft bereaved, Trusting since I first believed. [Chorus] 3 Simply trusting till the end; Trusting in the sinner's friend, And when I shall come to die, I shall feel His presence nigh. [Chorus] 4 Trusting Jesus, I shall stand With that host, the ransom'd band, Trusting Christ, who died for me, He saves me thro' eternity. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Simply trusting Christ today]

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Charles Wesley

1707 - 1788 Hymnal Number: 129 Author of "Spring" in Light and Life Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists." In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley. As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream. It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works. The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century. -- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.

Edgar Page

1836 - 1921 Person Name: Edgar Page Hymnal Number: 152 Author of "Beulah land" in Light and Life Real name Edgar Page Stites. Used Edgar Page ====================== Page, Edgar, is set forth in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878-81, as the author of (1) "I've reached the land of corn and wine" (Peace with God); (2) ”Simply trusting every day" (Trust in Jesus). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ===================== Page, Edgar, p. 1585, i. In his Sacred Songs, &c, Mr. Sankey attributes the hymns "I've reached the land of corn and wine," and "Simply trusting every day," to "Edgar Page," as stated on p. 1585, i.; but in his My Life and Sacred Songs, 1906, he gives both to "E. P. Stites," together with some details concerning them, but without any reference to the change in his ascription of authorship. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Hymnal Number: 128 Composer of "[Saviour, lead me, lest I stray]" in Light and Life 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

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