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Appears in 69 hymnals First Line: Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain Lyrics: 1 Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain The mean, ungen'rous thought; Shall we disown that Friend whose blood To man salvation brought? 2 With the glad news of love and peace, From heaven to earth He came; For us endured the painful cross, For us despised the shame. 3 At His command let us submit Ourselves without delay; Our lives--yea, thousand lives of ours-- His love can ne'er replay. 4 To bear His name--His cross to bear-- Our highest honor this! Who nobly suffers for Him now, Shall reign with Him in bliss. Used With Tune: [Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain]

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[Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain]

Appears in 992 hymnals Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51122 32123 34325 Used With Text: Not ashamed of Christ

BALERMA

Appears in 445 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Robert Simpson Incipit: 13216 56113 23532 Used With Text: Ashamed of Christ! Our souls disdain

VALENTIA

Appears in 49 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Eberwein; George Kingsley Incipit: 55351 16176 53423 Used With Text: Ashamed of Christ, our souls disdain

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Not ashamed of Christ

Hymnal: The Morning Star #43 (1877) First Line: Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain Lyrics: 1 Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain The mean, ungen'rous thought; Shall we disown that Friend whose blood To man salvation brought? 2 With the glad news of love and peace, From heaven to earth He came; For us endured the painful cross, For us despised the shame. 3 At His command let us submit Ourselves without delay; Our lives--yea, thousand lives of ours-- His love can ne'er replay. 4 To bear His name--His cross to bear-- Our highest honor this! Who nobly suffers for Him now, Shall reign with Him in bliss. Tune Title: [Ashamed of Christ! our souls disdain]

Ashamed of Christ, my soul disdains

Author: John Needham, d. c. 1786 Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (8th ed.) #b160 (1840) Languages: English

Ashamed of Christ, my soul disdains

Author: John Needham, d. c. 1786 Hymnal: The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H303 (1860)

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Anonymous

Person Name: *** Author of "Ashamed of Christ! Our souls disdain" in Hymni Ecclesiae In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

C. G. Gläser

1784 - 1829 Person Name: C. G. Glaser Composer of "AZMON" in The Praise Hymnal Carl Gotthelf Gläser Germany 1781-1829. Born at Weissenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, he received musical training from his father, after which he attended St. Thomas school in Leipzig. He became an author and composer. At Barmen he taught voice, piano, and violin. He also wrote and conducted chorale music. He died at Barmen. John Perry