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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,896 hymnals Topics: Walking with God Purity and Holiness Used With Tune: BEECHER

Author: John Keble Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 403 hymnals Topics: Purity of Life Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God; The secret of the Lord is theirs; Their soul is Christ's abode. 2 The Lord, who left the heavens Our life and peace to bring, To dwell in lowliness with men Their pattern and their King; 3 He to the lowly soul Doth still Himself impart; And for His dwelling and His throne Chooseth the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we Thy presence seek; May ours this blessing be; Give us a pure and lowly heart, A temple meet for Thee. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 15 Used With Tune: FRANCONIA Text Sources: Stanzas 2, 4, Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, alt.

Breathe on me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch (1835-1889) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 350 hymnals Topics: Purity Of Heart Lyrics: 1 Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2 Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure; until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3 Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine; until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4 Breathe on me, Breath of God: so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. Scripture: John 3:8 Used With Tune: CARLISLE

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OPEN THE EYES

Meter: Irregular Appears in 23 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Paul Baloche Topics: Holiness, Purity Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 35553 55335 55355 Used With Text: Open the Eyes of My Heart

ELLACOMBE (1)

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 639 hymnals Topics: Purity Tune Sources: 'Mainz Gesangbuch', 1833 Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 51765 13455 67122 Used With Text: The day of resurrection!

CHANGE MY HEART

Meter: Irregular Appears in 21 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Eddie Espinosa Topics: Walking with God Purity and Holiness Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 34564 23453 34564 Used With Text: Change My Heart, O God

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The Pure in Heart

Author: F. E. Belden Hymnal: Christ in Song #786 (1908) Topics: Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity First Line: Blest are the pure in heart Lyrics: 1. Blest are the pure in heart, For they our God shall see, And from his presence ne'er depart Thro' all eternity. 2. I will be their delight Who here delight in me, And they shall walk with me in white Who seek for purity. 3. No more in thought they err, They're free from ev'ry stain; They've wash'd their robes of character, And spotless they remain. Languages: English Tune Title: SILVERTON

Sing of His Mighty Love

Author: Rev. F. Bottome, D. D. Hymnal: Christ in Song #240 (1908) Topics: Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity First Line: Oh, bliss of the purified! bliss of the free! Refrain First Line: Oh, sing of His mighty love Lyrics: 1 Oh, bliss of the purified! bliss of the free! I plunge in the crimson tide open for me! O'er sin and uncleanness exulting I stand, And point to the print of the nails in His hand. Chorus: Oh, sing of His mighty love, Sing of His mighty love, Sing of His mighty love Mighty to save! 2 Oh, bliss of the purified! Jesus is mine, In dread condemnation, no longer I pine; In conscious salvation I sing of His grace, Who lifted upon me the smile of His face! [Chorus] 3 Oh, bliss of the purified! bliss of the pure! No wound hath the soul that His blood cannot cure; No head sorrow bowed but may sweetly find rest, No tears but may vanish on His loving breast. [Chorus] 4 Oh, Jesus, the Crucified! Thee will I sing! My blessed redeemer! my God and my King! My soul filled with rapture, shall shout o'er the grave, And triumph at death in the "Mighty to Save!" [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, bliss of the purified! bliss of the free!]

Pure in Heart

Author: F. E. B. Hymnal: Christ in Song #287 (1908) Topics: Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Christ Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity; Living His Life Purity First Line: Saviour, keep me pure in heart Refrain First Line: Pure in heart, pure in heart Lyrics: 1 Saviour, keep me pure in heart, By thy pow'r renewing; Seal my life of thine a part, All my tho'ts bedewing. Refrain: Pure in heart, pure in heart, Jesus, only giver; Seal my life of thine a part, Here and then forever. 2 In thy sinless life I see Matchless grace and beauty: Perfect Pattern, guide for me, Teaching love for duty. [Refrain] 3 One with thee! thus would I live, Till the morn immortal; Thus myself for others give, With them pass the portal. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: HATTIE

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Robert Jackson

1840 - 1914 Topics: Purity Composer of "TRENTHAM" in Voices United After receiving his musical training at the Royal Academy of Music, Robert Jackson (b, Oldham, Lancashire, England, 1840; d. Oldham, 1914) worked briefly as organist at St. Mark's Church, Grosvenor Square, in London. But he spent most of his life as organist at St. Peter's Church in Oldham (1868-1914), where his father had previously been organist for forty-eight years. A composer of hymn tunes, Jackson was also the conductor of the Oldham Music Society and Werneth Vocal Society. Bert Polman

C. G. Gläser

1784 - 1829 Person Name: Carl G. Gläser Topics: Holiness and Purity Composer of "AZMON" in The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration 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

John Ellerton

1826 - 1893 Person Name: John Ellerton (1826-1893) Topics: Purity Of Heart Author of "Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) John Ellerton (b. London, England, 1826; d. Torquay, Devonshire, England, 1893) Educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man and at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1851. He served six parishes, spending the longest time in Crewe Green (1860-1872), a church of steelworkers and farmers. Ellerton wrote and translated about eighty hymns, many of which are still sung today. He helped to compile Church Hymns and wrote its handbook, Notes and Illustrations to Church Hymns (1882). Some of his other hymn texts were published in The London Mission Hymn Book (1884). Bert Polman ========================= Ellerton, John, M.A., son of George Ellerton, was born in London, Dec. 16, 1826, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1849; M.A. 1854). Taking Holy Orders he was successively Curate of Easebourne, Sussex, 1850; Brighton, and Lecturer of St. Peter's, Brighton, 1852; Vicar of Crewe Green, and Chaplain to Lord Crewe, 1860; Rector of Hinstock, 1872; of Barnes, 1876; and of White Roding, 1886. Mr. Ellerton's prose writings include The Holiest Manhood, 1882; Our Infirmities, 1883, &c. It is, however, as a hymnologist, editor, hymnwriter, and translator, that he is most widely known. As editor he published: Hymns for Schools and Bible Classes, Brighton, 1859. He was also co-editor with Bishop How and others of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871. His Notes and Illustrations of Church Hymns, their authors and translators, were published in the folio edition of 1881. The notes on the hymns which are special to the collection, and many of which were contributed thereto, are full, accurate, and of special value. Those on the older hymns are too general for accuracy. They are written in a popular form, which necessarily precludes extended research, fulness, and exactness of detail. The result is acceptable to the general public, but disappointing to the hymnological expert. Mr. Ellerton's original hymns number about fifty, and his translations from the Latin ten or more. Nearly every one of these are in common use and include:— 1. Before the day draws near its ending. Afternoon. Written April 22, 1880, for a Festival of Choirs at Nantwich, and first published in the Nantwich Festival Book, 1880. In 1883 it passed into the Westminster Abbey Hymn Book. 2. Behold us, Lord, a little space. General for Weekdays. Written in 1870 for a mid-day service in a City Church, and published in Church Hymns in 1871. It has passed into several collections. 3. Come forth, 0 Christian brothers. Processional for Choral Festival. Written for a Festival of Parochial Choirs held at Chester, May, 1870, and 1st printed in the Service-book of the same. In 1871 it passed into Church Hymns. 4. Father, Name of love and fear. Confirmation. Written in 1871 for a Confirmation in the North of England, and published in Church Hymns, 1871, and other collections. 5. God, Creator and Preserver. In Time of Scarcity. Written for and first published in The Hymnary, 1870; and again in the revised edition, 1872, and other hymnbooks. 6. Hail to the Lord Who comes. Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Written Oct. 6, 1880, for Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, and published therein, 1881. 7. In the Name which earth and heaven. Foundation of a Church. Written for and first published in Church Hymns, 1871, and repeated in several collections. The hymn sung at the re-opening of the Nave of Chester Cathedral, January 25, 1872, was compiled by Mr. Ellerton from this hymn, and his "Lift the strain of high thanksgiving.” 8 King Messiah, long expected. The Circumcision. Written Jan. 14, 1871, and first published in Church Hymns, 1871. It has passed into other collections. 9. King of Saints, to Whom the number. St. Bartholomew. Written for and first published in Church Hymns., 1871. It is very popular, and has been repeated in many hymnals. 10. Mary at the Master's feet. Catechizing. Written for and first published in Church Hymns, 1871. 11. O Father, all-creating. Holy Matrimony. Written Jan. 29, 1876, at the request of the Duke of Westminster, for the marriage of his daughter to the Marquess of Ormonde. It was published in Thring's Collection, 1880 and 1882. 12 O! how fair the morning broke. Septuagesima. Written March 13, 1880, for Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, and included therein, 1881. 13. O Lord of life and death, welcome. In Time of Pestilence. Written for and first published in Church Hymns, 1871. 14. O shining city of our God. Concerning the Hereafter. First published in the Rev. R. Brown-Borthwick's Sixteen Hymns with Tunes, &c, 1870; and again in Church Hymns, 1871. 15. O Son of God, our Captain of Salvation. St. Barnabas. Written April 5, 1871, and first published in Church Hymns, 1871; and again in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1875, Thring's Collection, 1882, and others. 16. O Thou in Whom Thy saints repose. Consecration of a Burial Ground. Written for the consecration of an addition to the Parish Churchyard of Tarporley, Cheshire, 1870, and published in Church Hymns, 1871. 17. O Thou Whose bounty fills the earth. Flower Services. Written for a Flower Service at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, June 6, 1880, and published in Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881. 18. Praise to our God, Whose bounteous hand. National Thanksgiving. Written in 1870 for Church Hymns, but first published in the Rev. R. Brown-Borthwick's Select Hymns, &c., 1871, and then in Church Hymns later the same year. 19. The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended. The darkness, &c. Evening. Written in 1870 for A Liturgy for Missionary Meetings (Frome, Hodges), and revised for Church Hymns, 1871. The revised form has passed into other collections. 20. The Lord be with us when we bend. Close of Afternoon Service. Written [in 1870] at the request of a friend for use at the close of Service on Sunday afternoons when (as in summer) strictly Evening hymns would be unsuitable. It was published in Church Hymns, 1871, Thring's Collection, 1882, and others. 21. This day the Lord's disciples met. Whitsuntide. "Originally written in 1855 for a class of children, as a hymn of 8 verses of 5 lines each, beginning, 'The Fiftieth day was come at last.’ It was abridged, revised, and compressed into C.M. for Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1880," and published therein, 1881. 22. Thou in Whose Name the two or three. Wednesday. Appeared in the Parish Magazine, May, 1871, as a hymn for Wednesday. After revision it was included in Church Hymns, 1871, and repeated in other collections. 23. Thou Who sentest Thine Apostles. SS. Simon and Jude. Written in June, 1874, for the revised edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, and published in the same in 1875. 24. We sing the glorious conquest. Conversion of St. Paul. Written Feb. 28, 1871, for and published later the same year in Church Hymns. It was repeated in Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1875. 25. When the day of toil is done. Eternal Best. Written in Jan., 1870, and first published in the Rev. R. Brown-Borthwick's Sixteen Hymns with Tunes, &c. 1870, Church Hymns, 1871, and subsequently in several Scottish hymn-books. The tune "Preston," in Church Hymns was written for this hymn. To these hymns must be added those which are annotated under their respective first lines, and the translations from the Latin. The grandest of his original compositions is, "Throned upon the awful tree," and the most beautiful and tender, "Saviour, again to Thy dear Name we raise"; and of his translations, "Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise," and "Welcome, happy morning, age to age shall say," are the most successful and popular. The subjects of Mr. Ellerton's hymns, and the circumstances under which they were written, had much to do with the concentration of thought and terseness of expression by which they are characterized. The words which he uses are usually short and simple; the thought is clear and well stated; the rhythm is good and stately. Ordinary facts in sacred history and in daily life are lifted above the commonplace rhymes with which they are usually associated, thereby rendering the hymns bearable to the cultured, and instructive to the devout. His antitheses are frequent and terse, almost too much so for devotional verse, and are in danger of interrupting the tranquil flow of devotion. His sympathy with nature, especially in her sadder moods, is great; he loves the fading light and the peace of eve, and lingers in the shadows. Unlike many writers who set forth their illustrations in detail, and then tie to them the moral which they are to teach, he weaves his moral into his metaphor, and pleases the imagination and refreshes the spirit together. Now and again he falls into the weakness of ringing changes on words; but taken as a whole his verse is elevated in tone, devotional in spirit, and elegant in diction. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ===================== Ellerton, John, p. 326, i. Other hymns are:— 1. O Father, bless the children. Holy Baptism. Written in 1886, and published in his Hymns, &c, 1888, in 4 stanzas of 8 lines. Also in the 1889 Suppl. Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern. 2. O Thou Who givest food to all. Temperance. Written Aug. 30, 1882, and printed in the Church of England Temperance Chronicle, Sept. 1882. Also in his Hymns, &c, 1888. 3. Praise our God for all the wonders. St. Nicholas's Day. Dated in his Hymns, 1888, "December 1882." It was written for the Dedication Festival of St. Nicholas's Church, Brighton, and first printed as a leaflet in 1882. 4. Praise our God, Whose open hand. Bad Harvest. Written as a hymn for the bad harvest of 1881, and printed in the Guardian in August of that year. Also in his Hymns, &c, 1888. 5. Praise to the Heavenly Wisdom. St. Matthias's Day. Dated in his Hymns, &c, 1888, "January, 1888." Also in the 1889 Suppl. Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern. 6. Shine Thou upon us, Lord. For a Teachers' Meeting. Contributed to the 1889 Suppl. Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern. 7. Thou Who wearied by the well. Temperance. Written for the Opening of a Workmen's Coffee Tavern, and dated in his Hymns, &c, 1888, "September 23, 1882." It was printed in the Church of England Temperance Chronicle the same year. 8. Throned upon the awful Tree. Good Friday. Written in 1875, and published in the 1875 ed. of Hymns Ancient & Modern. It has passed into many collections, and is one of the finest of Mr. Ellerton's productions. Mr. Ellerton's original and translated hymns to the number of 76 were collected, and published by Skeffington & Son in 1888, as Hymns, Original and Translated. By John Ellerton, Rector of White Roding. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) =================== Ellerton, J., pp. 326, ii.; 1561, ii. He was appointed Hon. Canon of St. Albans in 1892. and died June 15, 1893. His Life and Works, by H. Housman, was published in 1896. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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