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I Am the Way

Author: W. E. Penn Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Behold the Saviour stands today Refrain First Line: I am the way, the way of life Used With Tune: [Behold the Saviour stands today]

[Behold the Saviour stands today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51233 21517 12432 Used With Text: I Am the Way

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Author: W. E. Penn Hymnal: Harvest Bells No. 2 #39 (1884) First Line: Behold the Saviour stands today Refrain First Line: I am the way, the way of life Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold the Saviour stands today]

I Am the Way

Author: W. E. Penn Hymnal: Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #151 (1892) First Line: Behold the Saviour stands today Refrain First Line: I am the way, the way of life Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold the Saviour stands today]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Behold the Saviour stands today]" in Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Author of "I Am the Way" in Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).