I. Baltzell

I. Baltzell
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Short Name: I. Baltzell
Full Name: Baltzell, I. (Isaiah), 1832-1893
Birth Year: 1832
Death Year: 1893

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


Texts by I. Baltzell (143)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
"Almost persuaded" to leave the ways of sinI. Baltzell (Author)English3
Anhelo trabajar por el SeñorIsaiah Baltzell, 1832-1893 (Author)Spanish7
Anseio trabalhar por meu SenhorI. Baltzell (Author)Portuguese1
Auf dem Lebensmeer wir segelnI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Awake, awake, make ready for the fightI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Beautiful mansions prepared for meIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Blessed are the faithful, watching for the LordI. B. (Author)English2
Blessed Jesus, I would ever beI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Blessed Savior, with Thy thorny crownI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Come, let us rejoice as we come before the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Come, let us sing a cheerful strainIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Come, little children, and adore Him, Savior of all, He reigns aboveIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Come, little soldiers, 'list in the armyI. B. (Author)English3
Come sing the praise of Jesus, Lamb of GodI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Come, weary soul, sin burdened and distressedIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Der frohe Tag bricht anIsaiah Baltzell (Author)German0
Ein Arbeiter für Jesum will ich seinI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Gentle Shepherd of the sheepIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Go ye forth and scatter seeds of kindnessIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Gone, gone, dead and goneRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
Good news comes over the seaIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English16
Hallelujah, Jesus saves me, I am washed in blood divineI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Hark, the angelic song from the regions afarI. B. (Author)English3
Hark, the angels singing, Wake the happy mornI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English1
Hark, the song of temperance, swelling over hill and plainIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Hark! what mean those holy voicesI. B. (Author (Chorus))English2
Hear the proclamation sounding far and nearIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Hear the voice of the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Ho, everyone who thirsts, draw nighI. Baltzell (Author)English0
How long, O how long must our pleading be vain?Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
How sweet are the words of the gospelIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I am sweeping toward the golden gateI. Baltzell (Author)1
I am the Way, O hear ye the blessed Savior sayIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
I am weary of earth, for the friends I loveRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
I cannot save my soul from sinIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I have found redemption in the Savior's bloodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English8
I long for that beautiful home over thereI. Baltzell (Author)1
I love to think of my heavenly homeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English7
I once was a stranger to grace and to God (M'Cheyne)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English4
I see the bright light as it beams from the eyeI. Baltzell (Author)English1
I want to be a worker for the Lord, I want to love and trust His holy wordI. B. (Author)English201
I will go to Jesus, He's my loving SaviorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I will sing of the mercies of GodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I will watch and wait for the morning's dawnI. B. (Author)English10
I'll sing of a theme most sublimeI. B. (Author)English3
I'm clinging to Thee my SaviorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I'm going yonder bright gloryI. Baltzell (Author)2
I'm nearing the gates of the city, Yon city so bright and so fairI. B. (Author)English5
I'm sweeping toward the golden gateRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
In the Master's vineyard there is work to do (Baltzell)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
I've long been a sinner, but now I can singIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Jesus calls, "Dear children, Come to me and live"I. Baltzell (Author)English3
Jesus died on the treeRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English4
Jesus, I come to Thee, Just as I amIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
Jesus, ich komm' zu dirI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Jesus is ready to save you, Ready to save you just nowI. B. (Author)English2
Kindlich vereint und erfüllet mit DankI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Let me stay where my spirit is feastingIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Let the nations rejoice, for the Savior is comeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Let us raise our hearts and voices in a gospel songIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Let us work, let us work in the vineyard todayIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Lo! our vessel's on the oceanI. Baltzell (Author)English4
Lo, the fields are white and the laborers few (Carlin)Isaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Look at my pretty flowersIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Look ever to Jesus! O languishing soul!I. Baltzell (Author)English0
March to battle ever firm and trueI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Marching onward, marching onwardIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English2
Merry the hearts that have gathered todayI. Baltzell (Author)English3
Mir ist Heil geworden durch des Lammes BlutI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Murmur not, my soul, though here in sorrowI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Must Jesus bear the cross aloneI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English3
Nearer, my God, to thee, Thou who has diedRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
Nimm mein Herz, o JesusI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Now begin the heavenly race, Jesus calls todayI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Now begin the heavenly race, Christ calls todayRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English3
O, brother, go to Jesus when troubled or distressedI. Baltzell (Author)English0
O brother, this world is a vineyardI. B. (Author)English2
O come let us make the welkin ringIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
O come, little children, your Savior is callingI. B. (Author)English4
O how blessed is the service of the LordI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O Jesus, Savior, I long to restI. Baltzell (Author)English31
O look beyond the shadowsI. Baltzell (Author)English0
O, redemption's wondrous storyI. Baltzell (Author)English1
O sinner, the Savior is calling, He offers you pardon nowI. Baltzell (Author)English0
O sinner, the Savior is calling, In accents of mercy and loveI. Baltzell (Author)English0
O the Savior is standing at the doorIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
O weary wanderer, dark night comes onIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English2
O, come to the Savior today, 'Tis folly to wait till tomorrowI. B. (Author)English7
O come today to the fountain, That flows for you and meI. Baltzell (Author (Chorus))English2
O, full salvation, Flowing for meI. B. (Author)English2
O how happy I feel as I gazeI. B. (Author)English3
On the Rock I stand, there is safety thereI. Baltzell (Author)English0
On the shore beyond the seaIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English14
Over the river, the river of time, Lies a bright land of a verdure sublimeIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English17
Praise the Lord, Jehovah, in His courts belowI. Baltzell (Author)English1
Praise ye the Lord! praise ye the Lord! praise ye the Lord!I. B. (Author)English4
Precious Jesus, I am comingI. B. (Author)English5
Ready to go, ready to go, I have fought the tempter downI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Rest, rest, sweetly restIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Ring out the sweet notes of the Christmas bellsRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English1
Round the throne behold a glorious band, singingIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Safe in the life boat proudly we sailIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Savior, at the cross I'm waitingIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English17
Say not, O Christian reaperRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
Scarcely saved, O what a wordI. B. (Author)English9
See the mighty hosts of Zion gatheringI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Sinner, the banquet is waitingI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Stimm Jubellieder an, du Streiterschar des HerrnI. Baltzell (Author)German0
Take my heart, dear JesusI. Baltzell (Author)English11
The birdlings sang their early notesI. Baltzell (Author)English0
The reapers now for many a dayIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
The Spirit came in childhoodL. Baltzall (Author)English2
The Spirit is striving dear sinnerIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
There is rest for the soul in the rich crimson tideI. Baltzell (Author)English2
There is work for the hand, there is work for the heartI. Baltzell (Author)English0
There is work, there is work for the servants of GodIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
There's a glorious kingdom, ever bright and fairRev. I. Baltzell (Author)1
There's a place where my loved ones are goneI. Baltzell (Author)English1
This festival day we'll be happy and gayI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Today the Savior calls, Come, children, comeI. Baltzell (Author)English2
We are coming, we are coming, We have heard your plaintive cryIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
We are on our journey homeward, To a landIsaiah Baltzell (Author)1
We are sailing on the old ship of ZionRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English5
We come to praise the Savior's nameI. Baltzell (Author)English1
We love to sing togetherIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
We sometimes speak of a sad, still hourIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
Weary souls that wander wide, Come to the crossIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English1
We'll all gather home in the morningI. B. (Author)English35
Wenn der Sturm des Lebens brausetI. Baltzell (Author)German0
We're a happy pilgrim band, Sailing to the goodly landIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English9
We're coming, we're coming, dear SaviorRev. I. Baltzell (Author)English4
When the clouds are gathering over thee (Baltzell)I. Baltzell (Author)English1
When the storm in its fury on Galilee fell And lifted its waters on highIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English27
When the tempest high is raging, As I sail over life's rough seaIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English3
When this fitful life is overI. Baltzell (Author)0
When we all gather home in the morning, On the banks of the bright crystal seaI. B. (Author)English2
Which way are you going, my brother? Consider the question I prayI. C. B. (Author)English1
Who came to earth to die for allI. Baltzell (Author)English2
Whosoever will may come, O wondrous messageIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
"Whosoever will," O hear the joyful soundIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Whosoever will! shout aloud the soundIsaiah Baltzell (Author)English0
Would you leave the ways of sinI. Baltzell (Author)English0
Yo quiero trabajar por el SeñorI. Baltzell (Author)Spanish5

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