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The Islands Are Waiting for Thee

Author: William Cushing Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light Refrain First Line: They are waiting for thee

[O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. H. Doane Incipit: 55345 65712 11161 Used With Text: The Islands Are Waiting for Thee

[O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Zella Beverlin Tune Sources: Psalms, Hymns and Songs Spiritual, by Charles A. Squire et al. (St. Louis, Missouri: Squire & Kinne, 1910), number 101 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55345 65112 11161 Used With Text: The Waiting Isles

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The Waiting Isles

Author: Zella Beverlin Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7096 First Line: O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light Refrain First Line: They are waiting for Thee, they are waiting for Thee Lyrics: 1. O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light, Far over the wide heaving sea; The nations in darkness are longing for day, The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee. Refrain They are waiting for Thee, they are waiting for Thee, In the hour of their sadness they are waiting for Thee; O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light, The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee. 2. Inspire with Thy presence, O Savior divine, Thy people who know of Thy love, That forth to the heathen afar may be borne The message, the message of grace from above. [Refrain] 3. O send now, we pray Thee, some herald of Thine, Some soul that with peace Thou hast blessed, O bid Him go forth to the heathen in chains, And tell them, and tell them of Jesus and rest. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O Savior, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light]

The Islands are Waiting for Thee

Author: W. O. Cushing Hymnal: The Bright Array #77 (1889) First Line: O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light Refrain First Line: They are waiting for thee Lyrics: 1 O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light, Far over the wide heaving sea; The nations in darkness are longing for day, The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee. Refrain: They are waiting for Thee, They are waiting for Thee, In the hour of their sadness They are waiting for Thee; O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light, The islands, the islands are waiting for Thee. 2 Inspire with Thy presence, O Saviour divine, Thy people who know of Thy love, That forth to the heathen afar may be borne The message, the message of grace from above. [Refrain] 3 O send now, we pray Thee, some herald of Thine, Some soul that with peace Thou hast blest, O bid Him go forth to the nations in chains, And tell them, and tell them of Jesus and rest. [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 11:11 Tune Title: [O Saviour, we pray Thee]

The Islands Are Waiting for Thee

Author: Rev. W. O. Cushing Hymnal: Select Gems #210 (1889) First Line: O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light Refrain First Line: They are waiting for Thee Languages: English Tune Title: [O Saviour, we pray Thee, send out Thy sweet light]

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W. Howard Doane

1832 - 1915 Person Name: W. H. Doane Composer of "[O Saviour, we pray Thee]" in The Bright Array An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman ============ Doane, William Howard, p. 304, he was born Feb. 3, 1832. His first Sunday School hymn-book was Sabbath Gems published in 1861. He has composed about 1000 tunes, songs, anthems, &c. He has written but few hymns. Of these "No one knows but Jesus," "Precious Saviour, dearest Friend," and "Saviour, like a bird to Thee," are noted in Burrage's Baptist Hymn Writers. 1888, p. 557. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Doane, W. H. (William Howard), born in Preston, Connecticut, 1831, and educated for the musical profession by eminent American and German masters. He has had for years the superintendence of a large Baptist Sunday School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resides. Although not a hymnwriter, the wonderful success which has attended his musical setting of numerous American hymns, and the number of his musical editions of hymnbooks for Sunday Schools and evangelistic purposes, bring him within the sphere of hymnological literature. Amongst his collections we have:— (1) Silver Spray, 1868; (2) Pure Gold, 1877; (3) Royal Diadem, 1873; (4) Welcome Tidings, 1877; (5) Brightest and Best, 1875; (6) Fountain of Song; (7) Songs of Devotion, 1870; (8) Temple Anthems, &c. His most popular melodies include "Near the Cross," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Pass me Not," "More Love to Thee," "Rescue the Perishing," "Tell me the Old, Old Story," &c. - John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

W. O. Cushing

1823 - 1902 Author of "The Islands are Waiting for Thee" in The Bright Array Rv William Orcutt Cushing USA 1823-1902. Born at Hingham, MA, he read the Bible as a teenager and became a follower of the Orthodox Christian school of thought. At age 18 he decided to become a minister, following in his parents theology. His first pastorate was at the Christian Church, Searsburg, NY. He married Hena Proper in 1854. She was a great help to him throughout his ministry. He ministered at several NY locations over the years, including Searsburg, Auburn, Brookley, Buffalo, and Sparta. Hena died in 1870, and he returned to Searsburg, again serving as pastor there. Working diligently with the Sunday school, he was dearly beloved by young and old. Soon after, he developed a creeping paralysis that caused him to lose his voice. He retired from ministry after 27 years. He once gave all his savings ($1000) to help a blind girl receive an education. He was instrumental in the erection of the Seminary at Starkey, NY. He gave material aid to the school for the blind at Batavia. He was mindful of the suffering of others, but oblivious to his own. After retiring, he asked God to give him something to do. He discovered he had a talent for writing and kept busy doing that. He authored about 300 hymn lyrics. The last 13 years of his life he lived with Rev. and Mrs. E. E Curtis at Lisbon Center, NY, and joined with the Wesleyan Methodist Church there. He died at Searsburg, NY. John Perry ================== Cushing, William Orcutt , born at Hingham, Massachusetts, Dec. 31, 1823, is the author of the following hymns which appear in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos:— 1. Beautiful valley of Eden. Heaven. 2. Down in the valley with my Saviour I would go. Trusting to Jesus. 3. Fair is the morning land. Heaven. 4. I am resting so sweetly in Jesus now. Rest and Peace in Jesus. 5. I have heard of a land far away. Heaven. 6. O safe to the Rock that is higher than I. The Rock of Ages. 1. Ring the bells of heaven, there is joy today. Heavenly Joy over repenting Sinners. 8. We are watching, we are waiting. Second Advent anticipated. Mr. Cushing has also several additional hymns in some American Sunday School collections, and collections of Sacred Songs. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology ================= Cushing, W. 0., p. 274, i. Other hymns are:— 1. O I love to think of Jesus . Thinking of Jesus. 2. There is joy in heaven! there is joy to-day. Angels joy over returning Sinners. 3. When He cometh, when He cometh. Advent. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)