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A Stranger Cut the Rope
Author: Charles Albert Tindley Appears in 3 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: One day, a wayward boy
A Stranger Cut the Rope
[One day, a wayward boy]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55112 16161 6555 Used With Text: One day, a wayward boy (A stranger cut the rope)
[One day, a wayward boy]
One day, a wayward boy (A stranger cut the rope)
Author: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal: Beams of Heaven #36 (2006) Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven First Line: One day, a wayward boy Refrain First Line: A Stranger cut the rope Languages: English Tune Title: [One day, a wayward boy]
One day, a wayward boy (A stranger cut the rope)
A Stranger Cut the Rope
Author: C. A. T. Hymnal: New Songs of Praise #24 (1916) Hymnal Title: New Songs of Praise First Line: One day, a wayward boy Languages: English Tune Title: [One day, a wayward boy]
A Stranger Cut the Rope
A Stranger Cut the Rope
Author: C. A. T. Hymnal: Soul Echoes #31 (1909) Hymnal Title: Soul Echoes First Line: One day, a wayward boy, I stray'd away from home Lyrics: 1. One day, a wayward boy,
I strayed away from home,
I sought no other joy,
Than far away to roam.
I saw the ebbing flood,
Of a deep and dang'rous lake,
And lur'd upon its mud,
Was tied there to a stake.
Chorus:
A Stranger cut the rope,
It was my only hope,
when my poor soul
Upon the shoal of sin and death did lie,
The tide was coming in,
The consequence of sin;
A Stranger heard my helpless cry,
And cut the final string.
2. 'Twas early in the day;
The sun was shining bright,
I thought to go my way,
And get back home by night.
But when my captor tied
Me down and left me there,
"No hope for me," I cried,
And sank into despair.
3. Afar off on the lake
I saw the billows roll,
They were making for my stake
With breath that chilled my soul.
No mortal eye beheld,
And no one offered hope,
Nor went my friends to tell,
Or cut the awful rope.
4. The sun was sinking low,
The shadows growing long,
The wind began to blow,
And night was coming on;
Around me angry waves,
Began to foam and break,
And still I found no way
To quit that awful stake.
5. The tide was rising high,
'Twould soon be over me,
No one had heard my cry,
Or seen my misery.
I thought my doom was sealed,
And to this seeming fate,
I was about to yield,
And die fast to that stake.
6. Just then I saw a light,
'Twas hope's fast fading ray,
I cried with all my might
For help to get away.
A stranger's voice now broke
Upon my listening ear
Saying, "I will cut the rope,
I'll help you, do not fear.'
7. He came to me with haste,
He reached me just in time,
For I'd begun to taste
The awful sprays of brine,
One blessed, mighty stroke,
With weapon keen and sure,
He cut that awful rope
And brought me to the shore. Languages: English Tune Title: [One day, a wayward boy]
A Stranger Cut the Rope
Charles Albert Tindley
1851 - 1933 Person Name: Charles A. Tindley Hymnal Title: Beams of Heaven Author of "One day, a wayward boy (A stranger cut the rope)" in Beams of Heaven Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns.
Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia in 1875, he took correspondence courses toward becoming a Methodist minister. He did this while working as a sexton (building caretaker) for the East Bainbridge Street Church. Beginning in 1885, he was appointed by the local bishop to serve two or three-year terms at a series of churches, until coming full circle to become pastor at East Bainbridge in 1902. Under his leadership, the church grew rapidly. They relocated in 1904 to the East Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, then again in 1924 to the new Tindley Temple, where the membership roll blossomed to about ten thousand.
Tindley was known for being a captivating preacher, and for also taking an active role in the betterment of the people in his community. His songs were an outgrowth of his preaching ministry, often introduced during his sermons. Tindley was able to draw people of multiple races to his church ministry; likewise, his songs have been adopted and proliferated by white and black churches alike.
The songs of Charles Tindley were published cumulatively in two editions of Soul Echoes (1905, 1909) and six editions of New Songs of Paradise (1916-1941).
His wife Daisy died in 1924, before the completion of the Tindley Temple. He remarried in 1927 to Jenny Cotton. Charles A. Tindley died July 26, 1933.
Charles Albert Tindley
