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A Voice from the Billow

Author: Neva Parkhill Prentice Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: A voice from the billow is calling Refrain First Line: She is nearing the beautiful city

[A voice from the billow is calling]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: P. Bilhorn Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51111 71257 22221 Used With Text: A Voice from the Billow

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Author: Neva Parkhill Prentice Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 2 #47 (1890) First Line: A voice from the billow is calling Refrain First Line: She is nearing the beautiful city Lyrics: 1 A voice from the billow is calling, A dear one is drifting away, but her voice o'er the billow is falling, And it sounds, mid the foam and the spray. Chorus: She is nearing the beautiful city, Where never more weary she'll roam; Still her voice from the billow is calling, Come follow me, follow me home. 2 A light on the ocean is dying, A star passes into the night; But her bark, mid the tempest is flying, Far away to the shores of delight. [Chorus] 3 A hope that was born, mid earth's sorrow, Hath held her with hands all divine; Thro' the pain of death's dawning tomorrow, Still the light of eternity shines. [Chorus] 4 There the hunger, the heart-weary striving, the deep restless longings are gone; And the soul finds the glory of living, In a land where the Lord is the sun. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [A voice from the billow is calling]

She is nearing the beautiful city

Author: Neva Parkhill Prentice Hymnal: The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d10 (1891) First Line: A voice from the billow is calling

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. Bilhorn Composer of "[A voice from the billow is calling]" in Crowning Glory No. 2 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry