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My Mission
Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Lord, I would be a shining light, To guide some wandering soul aright Refrain First Line: Lord, keep me near Thee every day
My Mission
[Lord, I would be a shining light]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 53315 33152 25435 Used With Text: My Mission
[Lord, I would be a shining light]
My Mission
Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Little Branches No. 2 #2 (1896) First Line: Lord, I would be a shining light Refrain First Line: Lord, keep me near Thee ev'ryday Lyrics: 1 Lord, I would be a shining light
To guide some wand'ring soul aright;
To shine upon the upward way
That leads unto the gates of day.
Chorus:
Lord, keep me near Thee ev'ryday,
Nor ever let me go astray;
May this my earthly mission be
To lead some soul to heav'n and Thee.
2 Lord, I would be a cheerful voice,
To bid some grieving heart rejoice;
To give some soul by sorrow riv'n,
A little foretaste here of heav'n. [Chorus]
3 Lord, I would be a sunbeam bright
To shed upon the world Thy light;
Within some spirit, filled with gloom,
To make hope's fairest flowers bloom. [Chorus]
4 Lord, I would be a helpful hand,
To fill with good a needy land;
To guide some soul across life's sea,
Safe into heav'n and home with Thee. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, I would be a shining light]
My Mission
My Mission
Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Jewels for Juniors #39 (1911) First Line: Lord, I would be a shining light Refrain First Line: Lord, keep me near Thee ev'ry day Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, I would be a shining light]
My Mission
Chas. H. Gabriel
1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Lord, I would be a shining light]" in Jewels for Juniors Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree
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For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades.
Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel
Ada Blenkhorn
1858 - 1927 Author of "My Mission" in Little Branches No. 2 Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married.
John Perry
Ada Blenkhorn
