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Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Come and join the happy band Refrain First Line: There is blessing, truest blessing Lyrics: 1 Come and join the happy band, Marching to the promised land, Where our Father has His home beyond the sky; ‘Neath His banner wide unfurled, Come and help Him win the word, That they, too, may share His glories far on high. Refrain: There is blessing, there is blessing, There is blessing in the service of the Lord. Only those who love Him know All the joy He will bestow; Oh, there’s blessing in the service of the Lord. 2 Idle not the hours away, Haste our Leader to obey, True and faithful—do a strong and earnest part; Any kindness you can show, Anywhere He bids you go, Serve Him ever with a loyal, loving heart. [Refrain] 3 He has work for you alone, And His grace shall be made known, Giving pow’r to all you are, or do, or say; There is wonderful reward In the service of the Lord— Then be ready in His service day by day. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Come and join the happy band]

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[Come and join the happy band]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Powell G. Fithian Incipit: 34554 53212 11617 Used With Text: Blessing in Service

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Blessing in Service

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Hymns of the Kingdom #89 (1905) First Line: Come and join the happy band Refrain First Line: There is blessing, truest blessing Lyrics: 1 Come and join the happy band, Marching to the promised land, Where our Father has His home beyond the sky; ‘Neath His banner wide unfurled, Come and help Him win the word, That they, too, may share His glories far on high. Refrain: There is blessing, there is blessing, There is blessing in the service of the Lord. Only those who love Him know All the joy He will bestow; Oh, there’s blessing in the service of the Lord. 2 Idle not the hours away, Haste our Leader to obey, True and faithful—do a strong and earnest part; Any kindness you can show, Anywhere He bids you go, Serve Him ever with a loyal, loving heart. [Refrain] 3 He has work for you alone, And His grace shall be made known, Giving pow’r to all you are, or do, or say; There is wonderful reward In the service of the Lord— Then be ready in His service day by day. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Come and join the happy band]

Blessing in Service

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: World-Wide Hosannas #48 (1904) First Line: Come and join the happy band Refrain First Line: There is blessing, truest blessing Topics: Comfort; Hope; Reward; Service Languages: English Tune Title: [Come and join the happy band]

There is blessing, truest blessing

Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Hymnal: Alleluia #243 (1916) First Line: Come and join the happy band Topics: Anniversaries; Brotherhood; Service; Watchfulness Languages: English Tune Title: [Come and join the happy band]

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Carrie Ellis Breck

1855 - 1934 Person Name: Mrs. Frank A. Breck Author of "Blessing in Service" in Hymns of the Kingdom Carrie Ellis Breck was born 22 January 1855 in Vermont and raised in a Christian home. She later moved to Vineland, New Jersey, and then to Portland, Oregon. She wrote verse and prose for religious and household publications, In 1884 she married Frank A. Breck. She has written between fourteen and fifteen hundred hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) See also Mrs. Frank A. Breck.

Powell G. Fithian

b. 1861 Composer of "[Come and join the happy band]" in Hymns of the Kingdom Born: April 30, 1861, Greenwich Township (now Gibbstown), New Jersey. Fithian was music director for the public schools in Camden, New Jersey. He and his wife Julia were both listed in the 1910 and 1920 census, but his wife appears alone in the 1930 census. Powell’s works include: Songs of the Mercy Seat, with George Hugg (Methodist Episcopal Book Room, 1899) Songs for Work and Worship, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz & Company, 1900) Exalted Praise, with Howard Entwisle (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1901) Heavenly Sunlight, with Howard Entwisle & Adam Geibel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: MacCalla & Company, 1902) The Fithian Music Primer (New York: American Book Company, 1915) --www.hymntime.com/tch/