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Give Me Welcome

Author: E. O. Excell Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Hear you not the voice of Jesus Refrain First Line: I will welcome, I will welcome

[Hear you not the voice of Jesus]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Edwin Othello Excell Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 56531 21656 53255 Used With Text: Give Me Welcome

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Author: Edwin Othello Excell Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15971 First Line: Hear you not the voice of Jesus Refrain First Line: I will welcome, I will welcome Lyrics: 1 Hear you not the voice of Jesus, As He calls so tenderly? "Give Me welcome, give Me welcome, For I would abide with thee." Refrain: I will welcome, I will welcome, Welcome Jesus to my heart; I will welcome, I will welcome, Welcome Jesus to my heart. 2 "Give me welcome, I will guide you, I’m the Way, the Truth, the Light; Lead you ever true and faithful, To the many mansions bright." [Refrain] 3 "Give Me welcome, wait no longer, I have opened Heaven’s gate, And the heart that bids Me welcome, Shall go in and ne’er be late." [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Hear you not the voice of Jesus]

Give Me Welcome

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: The Gospel in Song #31 (1885) First Line: Hear you not the voice of Jesus Refrain First Line: I will welcome, I will welcome Languages: English Tune Title: [Hear you not the voice of Jesus]

Give Me Welcome

Author: E. O. E. Hymnal: Glorious Things in Sacred Song #51 (1886) First Line: Hear you not the voice of Jesus Refrain First Line: I will welcome, I will welcome Languages: English Tune Title: [Hear you not the voice of Jesus]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Person Name: E. O. E. Author of "Give Me Welcome" in The Gospel in Song Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry