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Ye Must Be Born Again

Author: William T. Sleeper Meter: 10.11.11.6 with refrain Appears in 196 hymnals First Line: A ruler once came to Jesus by night Topics: New Birth; Warnings

BORN AGAIN

Meter: Irregular Appears in 156 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George C. Stebbins Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13333 45654 55543 Used With Text: Ye Must Be Born Again

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A Ruler Once Came to Jesus by Night

Author: William T. Sleeper Hymnal: Hymns for the Living Church #253 (1974) Refrain First Line: "Ye must be born again" Lyrics: 1 A ruler once came to Jesus by night To ask Him the way of salvation and light; The Master made answer in words true and plain, "Ye must be born again." Refrain: "Ye must be born again, Ye must be born again; I verily, verily say unto thee, Ye must be born again." 2 Ye children of men, attend to the word So solemnly uttered by Jesus the Lord; And let not this message to you be in vain, "Ye must be born again." (Refrain) 3 O ye who would enter that glorious rest, And sing with the ransomed the song of the blest; The life everlasting if ye would obtain, "Ye must be born again." (Refrain) Topics: Christ Call of; New Birth Languages: English Tune Title: BORN AGAIN

A Ruler Once Came to Jesus

Author: W. T. Sleeper Hymnal: The Great Christian Hymnal #1 (1962) First Line: A ruler once came to the Savior by night Tune Title: [A ruler once came to the Savior by night]

A Ruler Once Came to Jesus by Night

Author: William T. Sleeper, 1819-1904 Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary #229 (1972) Meter: 10.11.11.6 with refrain Refrain First Line: "Ye must be born again" Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Salvation New Birth, Regeneration Scripture: John 3:3 Languages: English Tune Title: YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN

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William T. Sleeper

1819 - 1904 Author of "Ye Must Be Born Again" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 Sleeper, W. T. is given in I. D. Sankey’s Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881, as the author of “A ruler once came to Jesus by night” (Need for the New Birth). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =============== William T. Sleeper (1819-1904)] Born: February 9, 1819, Danbury, New Hampshire. Died: September 24, 1904, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Sleeper attended Phillips-Exeter Academy, the University of Vermont, and the Andover Theological Seminary. After ordination, he conducted home ministry work in Massachusetts and Maine. He later became pastor of the Summer Street Congregational Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he served over 30 years. His works include: The Rejected King, and Hymns of Jesus, 1883. -- www.hymntime.com

George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945 Composer of "[A ruler once came to Jesus by night]" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)