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Author: Adoniram J. Gordon Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Help me to be holy, O Father of light Lyrics: 1. Help me to be holy, O Father of light; Guilt-burdened and lowly, I bow in Thy sight; How shall a stained conscience dare gaze on Thy face, E’en though in Thy presence Thou grant me a place? 2. Help me to be holy, O Savior divine; Why conquer so lowly this nature of mine? Stamp deeply Thy likeness where Satan’s has been; Expel with Thy brightness my darkness and sin! 3. Help me to be holy, O Spirit divine; Come, sanctify wholly this temple of Thine; Now cast out each idol, here set up Thy throne. Reign, reign without rival, supreme and alone! Used With Tune: BRINK

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TOWNER

Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 29 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner, d. 1919 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 34323 12217 13432 Used With Text: Help Me to Be Holy

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Help Me to Be Holy!

Author: Adoniram J. Gordon Hymnal: Life Songs #32 (1916) First Line: Help me to be holy, O Father of light Topics: Forgiveness; Holiness; Prayer Languages: English Tune Title: [Help me to be holy, O Father of light]

Help Me to be Holy

Hymnal: Sacred Songs for the Baptist Young People's Union 10th International Convention #36 (1900) First Line: Help me to be holy, O Father of light Tune Title: [Help me to be holy, O Father of light]

Help Me to Be Holy

Author: A. J. Gordon, D.D. Hymnal: Towner's Male Choir Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 Combined #65 (1894) First Line: Help me to be holy, O Father of light Languages: English Tune Title: [Help me to be holy, O Father of light]

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Adoniram J. Gordon

1836 - 1895 Author of "Help me to be holy" in The Mennonite Hymnal Gordon, Adoniram Judson, D.D., born at New Hampton, N.H., Apr. 19, 1836. Graduated at Brown University, 1860; entered the Baptist ministry; Pastor of Clarendon Street Baptist Church, Boston, 1869; and died in 1895. He published The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book, 1872; and was one of the editors of the Service of Song for Baptist Churches, 1871. His hymns in common use include:— 1. O blessed Paraclete. [Holy Spirit .] Given in Sursum Corda, 1898, as having been written in 1890. 2. O Spirit's anointing, for service appointing . [Foreign Missions.] This hymn was "written in the summer of 1886, at Northfield School for Bible Study, organised by Mr. Moody. More than one hundred college students connected with this school gave themselves to the work of foreign missions during their stay at Northfield. Four of their number were chosen to visit the colleges in different parts of the country, and endeavour to awaken a deeper interest in missions during the succeeding academic year. At their request Dr. Gordon” wrote this hymn. Baptist Hymns and Hymn Writers. 3. Where art thou, soul! I hear God say. [Divine Chiding.] Published in social meeting edition of The Service of Song, 1881. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Person Name: Daniel Brink Towner Composer of "TOWNER" in The Mennonite Hymnal Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives