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God Is Good

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: God is good, the heavens declare it

[God is good—the heav'ns declare it]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 33221 35615 32176 Used With Text: God Is Good

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Author: T. O. Chisholm Hymnal: Favorites Number 4 #47 (1956) First Line: God is good—the heav’ns declare it Lyrics: 1 God is good—the heav’ns declare it— Far off stars and beaming sun, Witnessing to hearts that listen In a language all their own. 2 God is good—the earth proclaims it In a chorus loud and strong, Birds and flowers, fields and woodlands Joining in the tribute song. 3 God is good, we softly whisper When the deep’ning shades enfold, Even ‘mid life’s pain and sorrow We His goodness may behold. 4 God is good! then let us trust Him Like the little children do, He hath given to His angels Charge concerning me and you. Languages: English Tune Title: [God is good—the heav’ns declare it]

God Is Good

Author: T. O. Chisholm Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 2 #83 (1930) First Line: God is good—the heav'ns declare it Languages: English Tune Title: [God is good—the heav'ns declare it]

People

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Thomas O. Chisholm

1866 - 1960 Person Name: T. O. Chisholm Author of "God Is Good" in Favorites Number 4 Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) ============================== Signed letter from Chisholm dated 9 August 1953 located in the DNAH Archives.

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[God is good—the heav’ns declare it]" in Favorites Number 4 Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman