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Church Of God, Awake
Author: Emily J. Bugbee Appears in 32 hymnals Matching Instances: 32 First Line: Church of God, whose conquering banners Refrain First Line: Church of God, awake, arise
Church Of God, Awake
[Church of God, whose conqu'ring banners]
Appears in 21 hymnals Matching Instances: 20 Composer and/or Arranger: T. C. O'Kane Incipit: 56545 53216 56717 Used With Text: Church of God, Awake!
[Church of God, whose conqu'ring banners]
[Church of God whose conq'ring banners]
Appears in 2 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. O. S. Grinnell Incipit: 55153 15555 76543 Used With Text: Church of God, Arise!
[Church of God whose conq'ring banners]
Church Of God, Awake
Author: Emily J. Bugbee Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8612 First Line: Church of God, whose conquering banners Refrain First Line: Church of God, awake! arise! Lyrics: 1 Church of God, whose conquering banners
Float along the glorious years,
Gathering harvest rich and golden,
Sowed in poverty and tears;
Onward press, the cross is bending
Far toward the morning skies,
Speedy dawn of light portending,
Church of God, awake! arise!
Refrain:
Church of God, awake! arise!
Christ, your head and master, cries,
"Send the Gospel’s joyful sound
Unto earth’s remotest bound."
2 In your costly temples praying,
"Let Thy kingdom come," we pray,
Are but words of idle meaning,
If with these we turn away.
Boundless wealth to you is given,
From His hand who owns it all,
And His eye beholds in Heaven
What ye render back for all. [Refrain]
3 Grace and glory He hath sent you,
Cast your line in places fair;
Scatter blessings now, He bids you,
O’er His green earth everywhere.
Till the millions in the twilight
Of the far off Orient land,
In the gracious morning splendor
Of the Gospel light shall stand. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Church of God, whose conquering banners]
Church Of God, Awake
Church of God Whose Conquering Banners
Author: Mrs. Emily Bugbee Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #863 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: Church of God, whose conquering banners Refrain First Line: Church of God, awake! arise! Lyrics: 1 Church of God, whose conquering banners,
Float along the glorious years,
Gath'ring harvest rich and golden,
Sown in poverty and tears,
Onward press, the cross is bending
Far toward the morning skies,
Speedy dawn of light portending:
Church of God awake! arise!
Refrain:
Church of God, awake! arise!
Christ, your Head and Master, cries,
Send the gospel's joyful sound
Unto earth's remotest bound.
2 In your costly temples praying,
"Let thy kingdom come, we pray."
Are but words of idle meaning
If with these we turn away.
Boundless wealth to you is given
From His hand who owns it all,
And His eye beholds in heaven
What ye render back for all. [Refrain]
3 Shake the earth and rend the heaven,
Wake thy sleeping children, Lord,
Till the measure full and even
Has been rendered at Thy word.
Then from out her chrism of sorrow
Shall the earth redeemed arise,
And the fair eternal morrow
Dawn with opal tinted skies. [Refrain] Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; The Church Awakening Scripture: Isaiah 51:17 Languages: English Tune Title: CHURCH OF GOD AWAKE
Church of God Whose Conquering Banners
Church of God, Awake
Author: Mrs. Emily Bugbee Hymnal: Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #518 (1902) First Line: Church of God, whose conquering banners Refrain First Line: Church of God, awake! arise! Languages: English Tune Title: [Church of God, whose conquering banners]
Church of God, Awake
Emily J. Bugbee
Person Name: Mrs. E. J. Bugbee Author of "Church of God, Awake" in Living Hymns Bugbee was her married name.
Emily J. Bugbee
T. C. O'Kane
1830 - 1912 Composer of "CHURCH OF GOD AWAKE" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 O'Kane, Tullius Clinton, an American writer, born March 10, 1830, is the author of "O sing of Jesus, Lamb of God" (Redemption); and "Who, who are these beside the chilly wave?" (Triumph in Death), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878 and 1881.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Tullius Clinton O'Kane was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, March 10, 1830. He resided with his parents in this vicinity until the spring of 1849, when he went to Delaware, Ohio, and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he graduated in 1852, with the degree A. B., and received his A. M. degree three years later from his Alma Mater.
Immediately upon his graduation, he was tendered a position in the Faculty as Tutor of Mathematics, which he accepted and successfully filled for five years. The students always called him "Professor," by which title he is known to the present day.
His musical abilities were early recognized in the University, and for years he was the musical precentor in the daily chapel devotions. He organized and maintained a Choral Society in the College, and was the first musical instructor in the Ohio Wesleyan Female College, which a few years ago was incorporated into the University.
In 1857 he was elected to a principalship in the Cincinnati public schools, and served in that capacity until 1861, when he resigned his position to accept a place in the piano establishment of Philip Phillips & Co. He remained with this house until its removal to New York City in 1867, when, although urged to be transferred with the house to that city, he preferred to remove with his family back to Delaware, Ohio.
For the ensuing six years he traveled over the state of Ohio as the general agent for the Smith American Organ Co., of Boston, Mass. During this time he visited conferences, Sunday-school conventions, both State and County, introducing his Sunday-school singing books, and in this way became well known throughout his native state, and quite extensively in some of the adjoining states.
His musical compositions were first published in Philip Phillips' Musical Leaves, in 1865, and since then but few Sunday-school singing books have appeared without one or more of his compositions.
His first music book, Fresh Leaves, was issued in 1868. This was followed at intervals by Dew Drops, Songs of Worship, Every Sabbath, Jasper and Gold, Redeemer's Praise, Glorious Things and Morning Stars. In connection with his son, Edward T. O'Kane, who is himself a most excellent composer and a very skillful organist, in 1882 he issued Selected Anthems, a book designed for use by the more advanced choirs. In association with J. R. Sweney and "Chaplain" McCabe, he issued Joy to the World, a song book for prayer-meetings, and the same editors, with the addition of W. J. Kirkpatrick, compiled Songs of Redeeming Love, No. 1, in 1882, and No. 2 in 1884. He also issued Songs of Praises, Unfading Treasures and Forward Songs.
Some of Professor O'Kane's best known songs are Glorious Fountain, The Home Over There, On Jordan's Stormy Banks, Say, are You Ready? and many others. With Mr. O'Kane, music and musical composition have ever been a recreation, rather than a profession. He is an excellent leader of choirs, but his forte seems to be in leading large congregations, Sunday-schools and social religious meetings in sacred song. He sings "with the spirit and the understanding also " — with a due appreciation of both words and music — and very naturally infuses his enthusiasm into his audiences so that they cannot "keep from singing." In his music he endeavors to catch the spirit of the hymn, and then give it expression in the music he composes for it. This sometimes seems to have been almost an inspiration, and could be illustrated by a reference to the circumstances under which many of his compositions have been made.
One of his earlier and more widely known pieces is that entitled, Over There. He says he cut this hymn out of some newspaper and put it with others in his portfolio, intending some time when he felt like it to give it a musical setting. One Sunday afternoon, after studying his lesson for the next session of his Sunday-school, he opened his portfolio, and turning over the selections, found these words, and something seemed to say, "Now's your time." He sat down at the organ, studied the hymn intently for a few moments, and then, as his fingers touched the keys of the instrument, melody and harmony were in every movement, and when the stanza was ended, melody and harmony found their expression in the chorus, and Over There was finished.
Another of his well known songs is Sweeping Through the Gates. One cold, blustery day he had occasion to go from his residence to the railroad depot, about a mile distant, and in his route had to cross the river on a suspension foot-bridge. As he came down to the bridge, he thought of the "river of death," so cold, with no bridge, and then the words of the dying Cookman came to his mind, and he exclaimed to himself:
'Who, who are these beside the chilly wave? "
Words, melody and refrain seemed to come all at once and all together, so that by the time he arrived back at his home, the composition was complete.
Professor O'Kane is a genial, modest Christian gentleman, who carries sunshine wherever he goes. His greatest joy comes from the consciousness that his music has cheered and comforted the hearts of Christian people all over the world, and has been the means of winning thousands from the pleasures of the world to the higher enjoyments of the Christian religion. His song, Sweeping Through the Gates, will be sung till all the ransomed are gathered Over There.
-Hall, J. H. (c1914). Biographies of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company.
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O'Kane, Tullius Clinton. Died 10 February 1912, Delaware, Ohio. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio.
--DNAH Archives
T. C. O'Kane
O. S. Grinnell
1826 - 1926 Composer of "[Church of God, whose conqu'ring banners]" in Brightest Glory Orlando S. Grinnell was better known as a preacher than a songwriter. Still, the Wayne pastor's single hymn was a hit, not for its timeless melody but for its title. In 1921, the minister wrote a hymn for his flock to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wayne Congregational Church. Grinnell titled it "The Little Home Church by the Wayside."
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/199
O. S. Grinnell
