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My Goal Is Christ
Author: William Hunter Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Ah tell me not of gold or treasure Refrain First Line: Each heart will seek and love its own
My Goal Is Christ
[Ah tell me not of gold or treasure]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 51117 65435 55223 Used With Text: Each heart will seek and love its own
[Ah tell me not of gold or treasure]
[Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. J. Vail Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 55453 32355 43424 Used With Text: My Goal is Christ
[Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure]
My Goal is Christ
Hymnal: Joy to the World #20 (1879) First Line: Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure Lyrics: 1 Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure,
Of pomp and beauty here on earth!
There's not a thing that gives me pleasure
Of all the world displays for worth.
Each heart will seek and love its own;
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone.
2 The world and her pursuits will perish,
Her beauty's fading like a flower;
The brightest schemes the earth can cherish
Are but the pastime of an hour.
Each heart will seek and love its own;
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone.
3 Against this tower there's no prevailing;
His kingdom passes not away;
His throne abides, despite assailing,
From henceforth unto endless day.
Each heart will seek and love its own;
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone.
4 And though a pilgrim I must wander,
Still absent from the One I love;
He soon will have me with him yonder
In his own glory realms above.
Triumphantly I therefore own;
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ, and Christ alone.
Languages: English Tune Title: [Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure]
My Goal is Christ
My Goal is Christ
Author: Unknown Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.1 #2 (1887) First Line: Ah tell me not of gold or treasure Lyrics: 1 Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure,
Of pomp and beauty here on earth!
There's not a thing that gives me pleasure,
Of all this world displays for worth.
Each heart will seek and love its own;
Refrain:
My goal is Christ and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ and Christ alone.
2 The world and her pursuits will perish;
Her beauty's fading like a flower;
The brightest schemes the earth can cherish,
Are but the pastime of an hour.
Each heart will seek and love its own; [Refrain]
3 Against this tow’r there's no prevailing;
His kingdom passes not away;
His throne abides despite assailing,
From henceforth unto endless day.
Each heart will seek and love its own; [Refrain]
4 And though a pilgrim I must wander,
Still absent from the one I love,
He soon will have me with him yonder,
In his own glory-worlds above.
Triumphantly I therefore own; [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Ah tell me not of gold or treasure]
My Goal is Christ
My Goal Is Christ
Author: Unknown Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #2 (1890) First Line: Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure Languages: English Tune Title: [Ah, tell me not of gold or treasure]
My Goal Is Christ
Anonymous
Person Name: Unknown Author of "My Goal is Christ" in Triumphant Songs No.1 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
E. O. Excell
1851 - 1921 Composer of "[Ah tell me not of gold or treasure]" in Triumphant Songs No.1 Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.
John Perry
E. O. Excell
William Hunter
1811 - 1877 Author of "My Goal Is Christ" Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :—
1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, into the Methodist Scholar's Hymn Book, London, 1870, &c.
2. Joyfully, joyfully onward I [we] move. Pressing towards Heaven. This hymn is usually dated 1843. It was given in his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, and Select Melodies, 1851, and his Songs of Devotion, 1859. It has attained to great popularity. Two forms of the hymn are current, the original, where the second stanza begins "Friends fondly cherished, have passed on before"; and the altered form, where it reads: “Teachers and Scholars have passed on before." Both texts are given in W. F. Stevenson's Hymns for Church & Home, 1873, Nos. 79, 80, c.
3. The [My] heavenly home is bright and fair. Pressing towards Heaven. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, into the Cottage Melodies, New York, 1859, and later collections.
4. The Great Physician now is near. Christ the Physician. From his Songs of Devotion, 1859
5. Who shall forbid our grateful[chastened]woe? This hymn, written in 1843, was published in his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, and in his Songs of Devotion, 1859. [ Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
William Hunter
