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Good Cheer

Author: Margarette W. Snodgrass Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Joy there is in every sorrow

[Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. F. Sherwin Incipit: 55123 65312 32321 Used With Text: Good Cheer

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Author: Margarette Snodgrass Hymnal: Good Will #52 (1882) First Line: Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow Lyrics: 1 Joy there is in ev’ry sorrow, Courage for the hearts that faint; Let us, then, along the pathway, Murmur not, nor make complaint; Plans of God are sure unfolding, Tho’ we may not understand, Let us be like little children, Clinging to our Father’s hand. 2 If the way had been less thorny, Or beset with fewer snares, We might then have been less watchful, Less in earnest in our pray’rs; Lost the rest that follows labor, Joy that comes with quick’ning life; Missed the victor’s song of triumph That succeeds the battle’s strife. 3 Faith will lighten any darkness, Love will soothe in ev’ry pain; Let us catch the gleams of brightness, Tho’ they shine thro’ drops of rain; By and by the clouds will vanish, Each in its appointed time; Glorious are the heights above us, Daily upward let us climb. Languages: English Tune Title: [Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow]

Good Cheer

Author: Margarette Snodgrass Hymnal: Good Will #52 (1878) First Line: Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: [Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow]

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William F. Sherwin

1826 - 1888 Person Name: Wm. F. Sherwin Composer of "[Joy there is in ev'ry sorrow]" in Good Will Sherwin, William Fisk, an American Baptist, was born at Buckland, Massachusetts, March 14,1826. His educational opportunities, so far as schools were concerned, were few, but he made excellent use of his time and surroundings. At fifteen he went to Boston and studied music under Dr. Mason: In due course he became a teacher of vocal music, and held several important appointments in Massachusetts; in Hudson and Albany, New York County, and then in New York City. Taking special interest in Sunday Schools, he composed carols and hymn-tunes largely for their use, and was associated with the Rev. R. Lowry and others in preparing Bright Jewels, and other popular Sunday School hymn and tune books. A few of his melodies are known in Great Britain through I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, where they are given with his signature. His hymnwriting was limited. The following pieces are in common use:— 1. Grander than ocean's story (1871). The Love of God. 2. Hark, bark, the merry Christmas bells. Christmas Carol. 3. Lo, the day of God is breaking. The Spiritual Warfare. 4. Wake the song of joy and gladness. Sunday School or Temperance Anniversary. 5. Why is thy faith, 0 Child of God, so small. Safety in Jesus. Mr. Sherwin died at Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 1888. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Sherwin, W. F., p. 1055, i. Another hymn from his Bright Jewels, 1869, p. 68, is "Sound the battle cry" (Christian Courage), in the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905, and several other collections. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)