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Away from his home and hte firends of his youth
Author: Rev. Wm. Hunter Appears in 49 hymnals Used With Tune: THE FAITHFUL SENTINEL
Away from his home and hte firends of his youth
[Away from his home and the friends of his youth]
Appears in 2 hymnals Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51111 11616 55222 Used With Text: Away from his home and the friend of his youth
[Away from his home and the friends of his youth]
THE FAITHFUL SENTINEL
Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 51111 17616 65522 Used With Text: Away from his home and hte firends of his youth
THE FAITHFUL SENTINEL
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
Author: Rev. Samuel Wakefield; Rev. Wm. Hunter Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #196 (1854) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics:
1.
Away from his home and the friends of his youth,
He hasted, the herald of mercy and truth,
For the love of the Lord, and to seek for the lost;
Soon, alas! was his fall—but he died at his post,
(Repeat previous line).
2.
The stranger's eye wept, that in life's brightest bloom
One gifted so highly should sink to the tomb;
For in order he led in the van of the host,
And he fell like a soldier—he died at his post,
(Repeat previous line).
3.
He wept not himself that his warfare was done;
The battle was fought, and the victory won:
But he whispered of those whom his heart clung to most,
"Tell my brethren, for me, that I died at my post,"
(Repeat previous line).
4.
He asked not a stone to be sculptured with verse;
He asked not that fame should his merits rehearse;
But he asked, as a boon, when he gave up the ghost,
That his brethren might know that he died at his post,
(Repeat previous line).
5.
Victorious his fall—for he rose as he fell
With Jesus, his Master, in glory to dwell;
He has passed o'er the stream, and has reached the bright coast,
For he fell like a martyr—he died at his post,
(Repeat previous line).
6.
And can we the words of his exit forget?
Oh no! they are fresh in our memory yet:
And example so brilliant shall never be lost,
We will fall in the work—we will die at our post,
(Repeat previous line).
Languages: English Tune Title: DRUMMOND
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1412 (1886) Lyrics: 1 Away from his home and the friends of his youth,
He hastened, the herald of mercy and truth;
For the love of his Lord, and to seek for the lost;
Soon, alas! was his fall; but he died at his post.
Soon, alas! was his fall; but he died at his post.
2 The stranger's eye wept, that in life's brightest bloom,
One gifted so highly should sink to the tomb:
For in ardor he led in the van of the host,
And he fell like a soldier, he died at his post.
3 He wept not, himself, that his warfare was done:
The battle was fought, and the victory won;
But he whispered of those whom his heart loved the most,
"Tell my brethren for me, that I died at my post."
4 He asked not a stone to be sculptured with verse;
He asked not that fame should his merits rehearse;
But he asked as a boon, this he coveted most
That his brethren might know that he died at his post.
5 How can we the words of our brother forget?
Oh, no! they are fresh in our memory yet:
And example so sacred shall never be lost,
We will fall in the work we will die at our post. Topics: Bible Songs Special Selections Tune Title: FAITHFUL SENTINEL
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
Author: William Hunter Hymnal: Sacred Melodies #d14 (1879)
Away from his home and the friends of his youth
William Hunter
1811 - 1877 Person Name: Rev. Wm. Hunter Author of "Away from his home and the friends of his youth" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) 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
Samuel Wakefield
1799 - 1895 Person Name: Rev. Samuel Wakefield Author of "Away from his home and the friends of his youth" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.)
Samuel Wakefield
