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Lord, to Thee alone we turn

Author: A. E. Evans Appears in 20 hymnals Used With Tune: RAMOTH
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RAMOTH

Appears in 36 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Calkin Incipit: 55117 65335 1121 Used With Text: Lord, to Thee alone we turn
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ABERYSTWYTH

Appears in 293 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Parry Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 11234 53213 21712 Used With Text: Lord, to thee alone we turn
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Lord, to Thee Alone We Turn

Author: Albert E. Evans Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4059 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Lyrics: 1. Lord, to Thee alone we turn, To Thy cross for safety fly; There, as penitents, to learn How to live and how to die. Sinful on our knees we fall; Hear us, as for help we plead; Hear us when on Thee we call; Aid us in our time of need. 2. In the midst of sin and strife, In the depths of mortal woe, Teach us, Lord, to live a life Meet for sojourners below. Though the road be oft times dark, Though the feet in weakness stray, Lead us, Savior as the ark Led Thy chosen on their way. 3. Weak and weary and alone When the vale of death we tread, Then be all Thy mercy shown, Then be all Thy love displayed; Guard us in that darksome hour, Lead us to the land of rest, Where, secure from Satan’s power, We may lie upon Thy breast. Languages: English Tune Title: RAMOTH (Calkin)
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Author: Rev. Albert E. Evans Hymnal: The Hymnal #476 (1895) Lyrics: 1 Lord, to Thee, alone we turn, To Thy cross for safety fly; There, as penitents, to learn How to live and how to die. Sinful on our knees we fall; Hear us, as for help we plead; Hear us, when on Thee we call; Aid us in our time of need. 2 In the midst of sin and strife, In the depths of mortal woe, Teach us, Lord, to live a life Meet for sojourners below. Though the road be oft-times dark, Though the feet in weakness stray, Lead us, Saviour, as the ark Let Thy chosen on the way. 3 Weak and weary and alone When the vale of death we tread, Then be all Thy mercy shown, Then be all Thy love displayed; Guard us in that darksome hour. Lead us to the land of rest. Where, secure from Satan's power, We may lie upon Thy breast. Amen.
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Hymnal: Children's Hymns with Tunes #54 (1885) Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, to Thee alone we turn]
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Joseph Parry

1841 - 1903 Composer of "ABERYSTWYTH" in The Book of Common Praise Joseph Parry (b. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1841; d. Penarth, Glamorganshire, 1903) was born into a poor but musical family. Although he showed musical gifts at an early age, he was sent to work in the puddling furnaces of a steel mill at the age of nine. His family immigrated to a Welsh settlement in Danville, Pennsylvania in 1854, where Parry later started a music school. He traveled in the United States and in Wales, performing, studying, and composing music, and he won several Eisteddfodau (singing competition) prizes. Parry studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at Cambridge, where part of his tuition was paid by interested community people who were eager to encourage his talent. From 1873 to 1879 he was professor of music at the Welsh University College in Aberystwyth. After establishing private schools of music in Aberystwyth and in Swan sea, he was lecturer and professor of music at the University College of South Wales in Cardiff (1888-1903). Parry composed oratorios, cantatas, an opera, orchestral and chamber music, as well as some four hundred hymn tunes. Bert Polman
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John Baptiste Calkin

1827 - 1905 Person Name: J. Baptiste Calkin Composer of "RAMOTH" in The Hymnal John Baptiste Calkin United Kingdom 1827-1905. Born in London, he was reared in a musical atmosphere. Studying music under his father, and with three brothers, he became a composer, organist, and music teacher. At 19, he was appointed organist, precenter, and choirmaster at St. Columbia's College, Dublin, Ireland, 1846 to 1853. From 1853 to 1863 we was organist and choirmaster at Woburn Chapel, London. From 1863 to 1868, he was organist of Camden Road Chapel. From 1870 to 1884 he was organist at St. Thomas's Church, Camden Town. In 1883 he became professor at Guildhall School of Music and concentrated on teaching and composing. He was also a professor of music and on the council of Trinity College, London, and a member of the Philharmonic Society (1862). In 1893 he was a fellow of the College of Organists. John and wife, Victoire, had four sons, each following a musical carer. He wrote much music for organ and scored string arrangements, sonatas, duos, etc. He died at Hornsey Rise Gardens. John Perry
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A. Eubule Evans

1839 - 1896 Person Name: Rev. Albert E. Evans Author of "Lord, to thee alone we turn" in The Book of Common Praise Evans, Albert Eubule, B.A., was educated at St. Mary Hall, Oxford (B.A. 1866), and took Holy Orders in 1864. He held successively the Curacies of Slough, New Windsor, and Walmer; was an Organising Secretary of the S. P. G., Secretary to the South American Missionary Society, and Assistant Examiner to the Civil Service Commissioners; and became Rector of Kirk-Hallam, Ilkston, in 1875. Mr. Evans published Pietas Puerilis, 1865; The Fourfold Message of Advent, 1870; and some tales. His hymns appeared in the Rev. R. Brown-Borthwick's Sixteen Hymns, &c, 1870; his Select Hymns for Church & Home, 1871; Dr. Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873; and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871. These collections include the following: 1. Lo! the voice of Jesus. Voice of Jesus. 2. Look up, look up, my soul, still higher. Upwards and Onwards. 3. Lord, to Thee alone we turn. Lent. 4. Many mansions, O what rapture. Heaven. 5. O render thanks unto the Lord. Septuagesima. 6. There is a road that all may tread. Christian Life a Pilgrimage. 7. Trust in God and God alone. Trust. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =========================== Evans, A. E. , p. 357, ii. Although appointed Sec. to the S. A. M. Society he did not take up the work. He died May 21, 1896. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) ====================
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