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Open the Wells of Salvation

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing Refrain First Line: Open the wells of grace and salvation

OPEN THE WELLS

Appears in 13 hymnals Incipit: 51231 21651 17122 Used With Text: Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing

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Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Hymnal: Voices Together #555 (2020) Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Refrain First Line: Open the wells of grace and salvation Lyrics: 1 Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing into thy holy likeness to grow, thirsting for more and deeper communion, yearning thy love more fully to know. Refrain: Open the wells of grace and salvation, pour the rich streams deep into my heart. Cleanse and refine my thought and affection, seal me and make me pure as thou art. 2 Dead to the world would I be, O Savior, dead unto sin, alive unto thee. Crucify all the earthly within me, emptied of sin and self may I be. [Refrain] 3 I would be thine and serve thee forever, filled with thy Spirit, lost in thy love. Come to my heart, Lord, come with anointing, showers of grace send down from above. [Refrain] Topics: Baptism; Confession of Sin; Grâce; Lent; Praying For Ourselves; Salvation Scripture: Psalm 51 Tune Title: OPEN THE WELLS

Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing

Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3916 Refrain First Line: Open the wells of grace and salvation Lyrics: 1. Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing Into Thy holy likeness to grow; Thirsting for more and deeper communion, Yearning Thy love more fully to know. Refrain Open the wells of grace and salvation, Pour the rich streams deep into my heart; Cleanse and refine my thought and affection, Seal me and make me pure as Thou art. 2. Dead to the world would I be, O Father! Dead unto sin, alive unto Thee; Crucify all the earthly within me, Emptied of sin and self may I be. [Refrain] 3. I would be Thine, and serve Thee forever, Filled with Thy Spirit, lost in Thy love; Come to my heart, Lord, come with anointing, Showers of grace send down from above. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: OPEN THE WELLS

Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman (1839-1929) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #837 (1972) Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Refrain First Line: Open the wells of grace and salvation Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Christian Life Aspiration Scripture: Isaiah 12:3 Languages: English Tune Title: OPEN THE WELLS OF SALVATION

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E. A. Hoffman

1839 - 1929 Author of "Open the Wells of Salvation" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke ============ Hoffman, Elisha Albright, author of "Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?" (Holiness desired), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, was born in Pennsylvania, May 7, 1839. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ==============

Charles Edward Pollock

1853 - 1928 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Pollock Composer of "[Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longing]" in Church Hymnal, Mennonite Charles Edward Pollock USA 1853-1928. Born at Newcastle, PA, he moved to Jefferson City, MO, when age 17. He was a cane maker for C W Allen. He also worked 20 years for the MO Pacific Railroad, as a depot clerk and later as Assistant Roadmaster. He was a musician and prolific songwriter, composing 5000+ songs, mostly used in Sunday school settings and church settings. He took little remuneration for his compositions, preferring they be freely used. He produced three songbooks: “Praises”, “Beauty of praise”, and “Waves of melody”. In 1886 he married Martha (Mattie) Jane Harris, and they had three children: Robert, Edward, and a daughter. He died in Merriam, KS. John Perry ================= Pollock, Charles Edward. (Jefferson City, Missouri, 1853-1924). Records of Jefferson City indicate the following: 1897 clerk at depot; residence at 106 Broadway (with Mildred Pollock) 1904-1905 cane maker for C. W. Allen 1908-1909 musician; residence at 106 Broadway (with wife Matty) 1912-1913 residence at St. Louis Road, east city limits --Wilmer Swope, DNAH Archives Note: not to be confused with Charles Edward Pollock (c.1871-1924).