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What Shall I Do to Be Saved?

Appears in 54 hymnals First Line: O! what shall I do to be saved Refrain First Line: O! what shall I do to be saved? Used With Tune: [O! what shall I do to be saved]

OH, WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED?

Appears in 23 hymnals Tune Sources: From "Golden Shower." Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 55432 32134 56554 Used With Text: What shall I do? what shall I do?

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What shall I do? what shall I do?

Hymnal: The New Sabbath School Hosanna #163 (1870) First Line: Oh, what shall I do to be saved Lyrics: 1 Oh, what shall I do to be saved From the sorrows that burden my soul, Like the waves in the storm, When the winds are at war, Chilling floods of distress o’er me roll? What shall I do? what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do to be saved? 2 Oh, what shall I do to be saved, When the pleasures of youth are all fled, And the friends I have loved, From the earth are removed, And I weep o’er the graves of the dead? What shall I do? what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do to be saved? 3 Oh, what shall I do to be saved, When sickness my strength shall subdue? Or the world in a day, Like a cloud roll away, And eternity opens to view? What shall I do? what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do to be saved? 4 O Lord! look in mercy on me, Come, O come, and speak peace to my soul: Unto whom shall I flee, Dearest Lord, but to thee, Thou canst make my poor, broken heart whole. That will I do! that will I do! To Jesus I’ll go and be saved. Tune Title: OH, WHAT SHALL I DO TO BE SAVED?

What Shall I Do to Be Saved?

Author: J. W. Holman Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7293 First Line: O! what shall I do to be saved Lyrics: 1. O! what shall I do to be saved From the sorrows that burden my soul? Like the waves in the storm When the winds are at war, Chilling floods of distress o’er me roll. What shall I do? what shall I do? O! what shall I do to be saved? 2. O! what shall I do to be saved When the pleasures of youth are all fled? And the friends I have loved, From the earth are removed And I weep o’er the graves of the dead? What shall I do? what shall I do? O! what shall I do to be saved? 3. O! what shall I do to be saved When sickness my strength shall subdue? Or the world in a day, Like a cloud roll away, And eternity opens to view? What shall I do? what shall I do? O! what shall I do to be saved? 4. O! Lord, look in mercy on me, Come, O come and speak peace to my soul: Unto whom shall I flee, Dearest Lord, but to Thee, Thou canst make my poor, broken heart whole. That will I do! that will I do! To Jesus I’ll go and be saved! Languages: English Tune Title: [O! what shall I do to be saved]

What Shall I do to be Saved?

Author: J. W. Holman Hymnal: Gospel Hymns No. 2 #78 (1876) First Line: O what shall I do to be saved from the sorrows Scripture: Acts 16:30 Languages: English Tune Title: [O what shall I do to be saved from the sorrows]

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J. B. Vaughan

1862 - 1918 Composer of "[Oh, what shall I do to be saved]" in The Harp of Glory John B. Vaughan (sometimes misspelled Vaughn), 1862-1918 Born: June 16, 1862, Elbert County, Georgia. Died: July 18, 1918, Athens, Georgia. Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia. Vaughan was a Gospel song writer and music publisher. At one time he taught at the Southern Development Normal music school in Waco, Texas. Lyrics-- Beautiful Home Somewhere There’ll Be Room Enough ’Twill Be Glory By and By We Shall See the King --http://www.hymntime.com --http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23551328

J. W. Holman

Author of "What Shall I Do to Be Saved?" in The Cyber Hymnal 19th Century

William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Person Name: William Batchelder Bradbury Composer of "[O! what shall I do to be saved]" in The Cyber Hymnal William Batchelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry