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Coming Home to Zion
Author: Priscilla C. Owens Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Glorious news and gladdened eyes Refrain First Line: Coming home Scripture: Hebrews 11:14 Used With Tune: [Glorious news and gladdened eyes]
Coming Home to Zion
[Glorious news and gladdened eyes]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. Baltzell Incipit: 13315 65113 13213 Used With Text: Coming Home to Zion
[Glorious news and gladdened eyes]
Coming Home to Zion
Author: Priscilla C. Owens Hymnal: Heavenly Carols #44 (1878) First Line: Glorious news and gladdened eyes Refrain First Line: Coming home Scripture: Hebrews 11:14 Languages: English Tune Title: [Glorious news and gladdened eyes]
Coming Home to Zion
Coming Home to Zion
Author: Priscilla C. Owens Hymnal: Songs of the Kingdom #159 (1882) First Line: Glorious news and gladdened eyes Refrain First Line: Coming home, Coming home Languages: English Tune Title: [Glorious news and gladdened eyes]
Coming Home to Zion
Coming home to Sion
Author: P. C. Owens Hymnal: Glorious Tidings #d38 (1878) First Line: Glorious news and gladdened eye Languages: English
Coming home to Sion
I. Baltzell
1832 - 1893 Composer of "[Glorious news and gladdened eyes]" in Heavenly Carols Baltzell, Isaiah. (near Frederick, Maryland, November 26, 1832--January 16, 1893, Frederick). He was educated in the common schools, and at New Windsor Academy, Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859 he married Cecilia Caroline James at Mountain Jackson, Virginia. Originally a Lutheran, he joined the United Brethren Church in 1847, was licensed to preach by the Virginia Conference in 1854, and ordained in 1856. In 1862 he joined the Pennsylvania Conference. He was presiding elder from 1875 to 1880, and from 1883 to 1889. He was a delegate to three General Conferences, and was a trustee of Otterbein University. In 1873 he was appointed by the General Conference a member of the committee to superintend the publication of Hymns for the Sanctuary. His first compilation was Revival Songster (Baltimore, 1859). He was joint editor, with G.W.M. Rigor, or Choral Gems (1871); joint editor, with E.S. Lorenz, of Heavenly Carols, Songs of Grace, Gates of Praise, Songs of Cheer, Songs of the Kingdom, Holy Voices, Songs of Refreshing, Notes of Triumph, Garnered Sheaves, Songs of the Morning, and The Master's Praise. He was also author of music and services for special occasions, and the editor and publisher of Carols of Praise.
See: Shuey, W.A. (1892). Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House; Historical and Descriptive: 243-244.
Some of his hymns bear the pseudonym Amicus.
--Harry Eskew, DNAH Archives
I. Baltzell
