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The Gushing Rill

Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: O if for me the cup you fill Refrain First Line: Then if for me, the cup you fill

[Oh if for me the cup you fill]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. T. Giffe Incipit: 55653 32277 17221 Used With Text: The Gushing Rill

[O if for me the cup you fill]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Evan Stephens Used With Text: The Gushing Rill

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Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.3 #47 (1892) First Line: Oh if for me the cup you fill Refrain First Line: Then if for me Lyrics: 1 Oh if for me the cup you fill, Then fill it from the gushing rill, With water pure and sparkling bright, As clear as truth, and free as light. Refrain: Then if for me, the cup you fill, O fill it from the gushing rill. 2 Speak not to me of ruby wine, Of nectar cups and draughts divine, The taste of bitter tears is there, For those we love and hold most dear. [Refrain] 3 Give not to me the mantling brim, Whose dancing bubbles gaily swim, For in each shining crystal round, A deadly lurking fiend is found. [Refrain] Topics: Temperance Tune Title: [O if for me the cup you fill]

The Gushing Rill

Hymnal: Crown of Gold #13 (1892) First Line: Oh, if for me the cup you fill Refrain First Line: Then if for me, the cup you fill Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, if for me the cup you fill]

The Gushing Rill

Hymnal: Deseret Sunday School Songs #43 (1909) First Line: O if for me the cup you fill Refrain First Line: O if for me the cup you fill Languages: English Tune Title: [O if for me the cup you fill]

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Evan Stephens

1854 - 1930 Composer of "[O if for me the cup you fill]" in Deseret Sunday School Songs Evan Stephens (1854-1930) was a Welsh composer, conductor, and teacher. Born in Pencader, Carmarthenshire, Wales, he emigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1866. He directed the vocal music program at the University of Utah from 1885 to 1900, and directed the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1890 to 1916. Stephens is remembered for his many contributions to the cultural growth of the state of Utah, his leadership of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and for the numerous hymns and songs he composed. - from the Library of Congress authority file

W. T. Giffe

1848 - 1926 Composer of "[O if for me the cup you fill]" in Triumphant Songs No.3 Born: June 28, 1848, Portland, Indiana. Died: July 13, 1926, Seattle, Washington. Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana. Giffe grew up in College Corners, Indiana (near Portland), and served in the Army during the closing days of the American civil war. After the war, he attended Liber College, and studied law for two years. While in college, he was a member of the college glee club, and took lessons in the college singing school. Later, he studied with teachers such as J. W. Suffern, George Root, Luther Emerson, Horatio Palmer, and Henry Perkins. Giffe had a fine baritone voice, and was in demand as a concert singer. He soon became popular as a chorus director and convention conductor. His first book for singing schools was New Favorite, which sold thousands of copies. The Oliver Ditson Company of Boston, Massachusetts, published many of his early works, but Giffe went on to form his own publishing house, the Home Music Company, in Logansport, Indiana. He also edited the Home Music Journal for several years. Later, Giffe became supervisor of music in the public schools in his home town. And he was one of three men selected to deliver an address in Logansport, Indiana, at the memorial services for assassinated president William McKinley. Giffe and his wife Nancy had no children. His works include: The Brilliant, 1874 Crown of Gold, with Frank Davis (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1892) The New Deal, with Louis Eichhorn (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1898) A Practical Course in Harmony and Musical Composition --www.hymntime.com/tch