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Pray and Wait

Author: Mary D. James Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Yes, pray and wait, poor, tempted, sorrowing one Used With Tune: [Yes, pray and wait, poor, tempted, sorrowing one]

[Yes, pray and wait]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 56653 55443 42234 Used With Text: Pray and Wait

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Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: The Ark of Praise #66 (1882) First Line: Yes, pray and wait Lyrics: 1 Yes, pray and wait, poor, tempted, sorrowing one, Though all obscured by clouds the cheering sun; Though rough and thorny be thy heavenward path; Oh, falter not, nor faint, in God have faith; Still pray and wait, pray and wait, pray and wait. 2 Tho’ all around seem dark, and drear, and cold, And naught to cheer thee in this desert world; In darkness oft arises glorious light, And brightest morning from a stormy night, Oh, pray and wait, pray and wait, pray and wait. 3 When faint and sad thy burdened soul would sink, Then of thy loving Father’s promise think; And trust thy faithful covenant keeping God, And rest thee on his sure, unfailing word, Still pray and wait, pray and wait, pray and wait. 4 In furnace fires our graces must be tried Until from nature’s dross all purified, And he, the great Refiner, shall behold His lovely image shining in the gold, We’ll pray and wait, pray and wait, pray and wait. Tune Title: [Yes, pray and wait]

Pray and Wait

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: The Quartet #394 (1884) First Line: Yes, pray and wait, poor, tempted, sorrowing one Languages: English Tune Title: [Yes, pray and wait, poor, tempted, sorrowing one]

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Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Author of "Pray and Wait" in The Ark of Praise Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Yes, pray and wait]" in The Ark of Praise William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman