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Would I Know Him?

Author: Nellie Montgomery Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Would I know Him if He stood here Used With Tune: [Would I know Him if He stood here]

FREEHOLD

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Edwin Othello Excell Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12332 15512 33321 Used With Text: Would I Know Him?

[Would I know Him if He stood here]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. F. Beveridge Incipit: 56112 32134 56511 Used With Text: Would I Know Him?

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Author: Nellie Montgomery Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.5 #93 (1896) First Line: Would I know Him if He stood here Lyrics: 1 Would I know Him if He stood here By my side, by my side; Doth the cruel, cruel nail-prints Yet abide, yet abide? Would He show me in His beauty So divine, so divine, That in rapture I would feel Him To be mine, to be mine? 2 When to Satan thou dost answer, “Flee from me, flee from me!” When between thee and the Master, Naught shall be, naught shall be; On thine eyes shall flash a vision, Wondrous fair, wondrous fair— Lo! a pierced and thorn-crowned Savior Standeth there, standeth there. 3 Could I hear Him if He called me, Waiting here, waiting here; Would His words of magic sweetness Pierce my ear, pierce my ear? Could the world with all its lurings, Drown that tone, drown that tone, And He pass me by and leave me All alone, all alone? 4 When thou criest in thine anguish, “Savior hear, Savior hear!” It will reach Him thro’ the clamor, Never fear, never fear! Tho’ sometimes thine ears are deafened, By the din, by the din; He is list’ning for the summons, “Lord, come in, Lord, come in!” Tune Title: [Would I know Him if He stood here]

Would I Know Him?

Author: Nellie A. Montgomery Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11369 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: Would I know Him if He stood here Lyrics: 1 Would I know Him if He stood here By my side, by my side? Doth the cruel, cruel nail-prints Yet abide, yet abide? Would He show me in His beauty So divine, so divine, That in rapture I would feel Him To be mine, to be mine? 2 When to Satan thou dost answer, "Flee from me, flee from me!" When between thee and the Master, Naught shall be, naught shall be; On thine eyes shall flash a vision, Wondrous fair, wondrous fair— Lo! a pierced and thorn-crowned Savior Standeth there, standeth there. 3 Could I hear Him if He called me, Waiting here, waiting here? Would His words of magic sweetness Pierce my ear, pierce my ear? Could the world with all its lurings, Drown that tone, drown that tone, And He pass me by and leave me All alone, all alone? 4 When thou criest in thine anguish, "Savior hear, Savior hear!" It will reach Him thro’ the clamor, Never fear, never fear! Tho’ sometimes thine ears are deafened, By the din, by the din, He is listening for the summons, "Lord, come in, Lord, come in!" Languages: English Tune Title: FREEHOLD

Would I Know Him?

Author: Nellie Montgomery Hymnal: Celestial Songs #428 (1921) First Line: Would I know Him if He stood here Languages: English Tune Title: [Would I know Him if He stood here]

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[Would I know Him if He stood here]" in Triumphant Songs No.5 Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry