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Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Author: William McComb Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 89 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His Blood for me;
Died, that I might live on high;
Lives, that I might never die.
2 Oh, the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heavens above,
Deeper than the depths of sea
Lasting as eternity.
3 Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart:
Peace that flows from sin forgiven,
Joy that lifts the soul to heaven.
4 Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own.
Topics: Atonement-Justification Used With Tune: HENDON
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
GETHSEMANE
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 492 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard Redhead, 1820-1901 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11234 43112 32211 Used With Text: Chief of Sinners Though I Be
GETHSEMANE
SPANISH HYMN
Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 569 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Benjamin Carr (1769-1831) Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 17161 53142 17117 Used With Text: Chief of Sinners
SPANISH HYMN
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Author: William McComb Hymnal: The New Christian Hymnal #434 (1929) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1. Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me;
Died, that I might live on high;
Lives, that I may never die.
2. O the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heav'ns above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting as eternity.
3. Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart;
Peace that flows from sins forgiv'n,
Joy that lifts the soul to heav'n.
4. Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own. Topics: Choral Section Repentance Languages: English Tune Title: [Chief of sinners though I be]
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Author: William McComb Hymnal: Lutherförbundets Sångbok #E75 (1913) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1 Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His Blood for me;
Died, that I might live on high;
Lives, that I might never die.
2 Oh, the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heavens above,
Deeper than the depths of sea
Lasting as eternity.
3 Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart:
Peace that flows from sin forgiven,
Joy that lifts the soul to heaven.
4 Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own.
Topics: Atonement-Justification Languages: English Tune Title: HENDON
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Chief Of Sinners Though I Be
Author: Wm. McComb Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #176 (1930) Lyrics: 1 Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me;
Died that I might live on high,
Lived that I might never die.
As the branch is to the vine,
I am His and He is mine.
2 O the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heav'ns above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting to eternity;
Love that found me, wondrous tho't!
Found me when I sought Him not.
3 Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart,
Peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,
Joy that lifts the soul to heav'n,
Faith and hope to walk with God,
In the way that Enoch trod.
4 Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own;
Safe with Him from earthly strife,
He sustains the hidden life.
5 O my Savior, help afford
By Thy Spirit and Thy Word!
When my wayward heart would stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Grace in time of need supply,
While I live and when I die.
Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace The Redeemer Languages: English Tune Title: DIX
Chief Of Sinners Though I Be
Conrad Kocher
1786 - 1872 Person Name: Konrad Kocher Composer of "DIX" in The Cyber Hymnal Trained as a teacher, Conrad Kocher (b. Ditzingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, 1786; d. Stuttgart, Germany, 1872) moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work as a tutor at the age of seventeen. But his love for the music of Haydn and Mozart impelled him to a career in music. He moved back to Germany in 1811, settled in Stuttgart, and remained there for most of his life. The prestigious Cotta music firm published some of his early compositions and sent him to study music in Italy, where he came under the influence of Palestrina's music. In 1821 Kocher founded the School for Sacred Song in Stuttgart, which popularized four-part singing in the churches of that region. He was organist and choir director at the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart from 1827 to 1865. Kocher wrote a treatise on church music, Die Tonkunst in der Kirche (1823), collected a large number of chorales in Zions Harfe (1855), and composed an oratorio, two operas, and some sonatas. William H. Monk created the current form of DIX by revising and shortening Conrad Kocher's chorale melody for “Treuer Heiland, wir sind hier,” found in Kocher's Stimmen aus dem Reiche Gottes (1838).
Bert Polman
Conrad Kocher
M. M. Wells
1815 - 1895 Person Name: Marcus M. Wells Composer of "GUIDE" in Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes Converted to Christianity as a youth at a mission in Buffalo, New York, Marcus Morris Wells (b. Cooperstown, NY, 1815; d. Hartwick, NY, 1895) spent most of his life near Hartwick as a farmer and maker of farm implements. He is remembered in hymnody for writing both the text and tune of "Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide." "On a Saturday afternoon, October 1858, while at work in my cornfield, the sentiment of the hymn came to me," writes Wells. "The next day, Sunday, being a very stormy day, I finished the hymn and wrote the tune for it and sent it to Prof. I. B. Woodbury." Isaac Woodbury was the editor of the New York Musical Pioneer, and the original text and tune were first published in that periodical's November 1858 issue.
Bert Polman
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Wells, Marcus M. Concerning this author and his hymn we have no information beyond the following facts:—
Holy Spirit, faithful Guide. [Whitsuntide.] Appeared in The Sacred Lute, by T. E. Perkins, N.Y., undated [1864], p. 373, with music. Both words and music are attributed therein to M. M. Wells. The hymn has since been repeated in several English and American collections, including I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. It is dated 1858.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
M. M. Wells
William Henry Monk
1823 - 1889 Person Name: W. H. Monk Harmonizer of "DIX (Treuer Heiland, wir sind hier)" in Evangelical Lutheran hymnal William H. Monk (b. Brompton, London, England, 1823; d. London, 1889) is best known for his music editing of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861, 1868; 1875, and 1889 editions). He also adapted music from plainsong and added accompaniments for Introits for Use Throughout the Year, a book issued with that famous hymnal. Beginning in his teenage years, Monk held a number of musical positions. He became choirmaster at King's College in London in 1847 and was organist and choirmaster at St. Matthias, Stoke Newington, from 1852 to 1889, where he was influenced by the Oxford Movement. At St. Matthias, Monk also began daily choral services with the choir leading the congregation in music chosen according to the church year, including psalms chanted to plainsong. He composed over fifty hymn tunes and edited The Scottish Hymnal (1872 edition) and Wordsworth's Hymns for the Holy Year (1862) as well as the periodical Parish Choir (1840-1851).
Bert Polman
William Henry Monk
