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Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 682 hymnals Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross Lyrics: 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross; There's a precious fountain, Free to all, a healing stream, Flows from Calv'ry's mountain. Refrain: In the cross, in the cross, Be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find Rest beyond the river. 2 Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercy found me; There the bright and morning star Sheds its beams around me. [Refrain] 3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God, Brings its scenes before me; Help me walk from day to day With its shadows o'er me. [Refrain] 4 Near the cross I'll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting ever, Till I reach the golden strand Just beyond the river. [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 27:54-55 Used With Tune: NEAR THE CROSS

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Refrain First Line: Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry Lyrics: 1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior, Hear my humble cry, While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Refrain: Savior, Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. 2 Let me at a throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. [Refrain] 3 Trusting only in thy merit, Would I seek thy face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by thy grace. [Refrain] 4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside Thee? Whom in heav'n but thee? [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 10:11 Used With Tune: PASS ME NOT

Shine on Me

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,228 hymnals Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ First Line: I heard the voice of Jesus say Refrain First Line: Shine on me, Shine on me Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest. Lay down thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast." Refrain: Shine on me, Shine on me. Let the light from the lighthouse, Shine on me. Shine on me. Shine on me. Let the light from the lighthouse Shine on me. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of Peace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and O amazing love! He came to our relief. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 31:17 Used With Tune: SHINE ON ME Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

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SOLID ROCK

Appears in 487 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868 Topics: Darkness; Eternal Life; Hope; Jesus Christ Blood of; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Jesus Christ Solid Rock; Testimony/Witness; Trust in God; Unity and Fellowship; Elements of Worship Profession of Faith Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51353 32234 44217 Used With Text: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

CONVERSE

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 890 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles C. Converse Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Strength in Triublation; Affliction and Tribulation; Jesus Christ Love of; Service Music Invitation to Prayer Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55653 11651 31532 Used With Text: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

STAND BY ME

Meter: 8.3.8.3.7.7.8.3 Appears in 43 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Albert Tindley; William Farley Smith Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Strength in Triublation; Comfort; Grief; Jesus Christ Presence Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12333 21567 11355 Used With Text: Stand By Me

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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Author: Jospeh M. Scriven, 1819-1866 Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #361 (2012) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Lyrics: 1 What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Ev'rything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer! 2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged -- Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness -- Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge -- Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In his arms he'll take and shield thee-- Thou wilt find a solace there. Scripture: Psalm 38:12 Languages: English Tune Title: CONVERSE

Through It All

Author: Andraé Crouch, b.1942 Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #584 (2012) Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ First Line: I've had many tears and sorrows Refrain First Line: Through it all, through it all Languages: English Tune Title: [I've had many tears and sorrows]

It's Alright

Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #396 (2012) Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ First Line: When it gets dark and I can't see my way Refrain First Line: It's alright, it's alright Lyrics: Refrain: It's alright, it's alright. My Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. It's alright, it's alright. My Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. 1 When it gets dark and I can't see my way, Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. I know he's gonna send me a brighter day. Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. [Refrain] 2 That day when death comes a creepin' in, Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. I know you've fought a good fight to the end. Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. [Refrain] 3 Sometimes your best friend put you down, Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. just keep your eye on the heavenly crown. Jesus said he'll fix it and it's alright. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When it gets dark and I can't see my way]

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Joseph Medlicott Scriven

1819 - 1886 Person Name: Jospeh M. Scriven, 1819-1866 Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Author of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) Joseph M. Scriven (b. Seapatrick, County Down, Ireland, 1819; d. Bewdley, Rice Lake, ON, Canada, 1886), an Irish immigrant to Canada, wrote this text near Port Hope, Ontario, in 1855. Because his life was filled with grief and trials, Scriven often needed the solace of the Lord as described in his famous hymn. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, he enrolled in a military college to prepare for an army career. However, poor health forced him to give up that ambition. Soon after came a second blow—his fiancée died in a drowning accident on the eve of their wedding in 1844. Later that year he moved to Ontario, where he taught school in Woodstock and Brantford. His plans for marriage were dashed again when his new bride-to-be died after a short illness in 1855. Following this calamity Scriven seldom had a regular income, and he was forced to live in the homes of others. He also experienced mistrust from neighbors who did not appreciate his eccentricities or his work with the underprivileged. A member of the Plymouth Brethren, he tried to live according to the Sermon on the Mount as literally as possible, giving and sharing all he had and often doing menial tasks for the poor and physically disabled. Because Scriven suffered from depression, no one knew if his death by drowning in Rice Lake was suicide or an accident. Bert Polman ================ Scriven, Joseph. Mr. Sankey, in his My Life and Sacred Songs, 1906, p. 279, says that Scriven was b. in Dublin in 1820, was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and went to Canada when he was 25, and died there at Port Hope, on Lake Ontario, in 1886. His hymn:— What a Friend we have in Jesus. [Jesus our Friend] was, according to Mr. Sankey, discovered to be his in the following manner: "A neighbour, sitting up with him in his illness, happened upon a manuscript of 'What a Friend we have in Jesus.' Reading it with great delight, and questioning Mr. Scriven about it, he said he had composed it for his mother, to comfort her in a time of special sorrow, not intending any one else should see it." We find the hymn in H. 1... Hastings's Social Hymns, Original and Selected, 1865, No. 242; and his Song of Pilgrimage, 1886, No. 1291, where it is attributed to "Joseph Scriven, cir. 1855." It is found in many modern collections. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Charles C. Converse

1832 - 1918 Person Name: Charles C. Converse, 1832-1918 Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Composer of "CONVERSE" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) Pseudonyms: Clare, Lester Vesé, Nevers, Karl Reden, Revons ================================= Charles Crozat Converse LLD USA 1832-1918. Born in Warren, MA, he went to Leipzig, Germany to study law and philosophy, as well as music theory and composition under Moritz Hauptmann, Friedrich Richter, and Louis Plaidy at the Leipzig Conservatory. He also met Franz Liszt and Louis Spohr. He became an author, composer, arranger and editor. He returned to the states in 1859 and graduated from the Albany, NY, Law School two years later. He married Lida Lewis. From 1875 he practiced law in Erie, PA, and also was put in charge of the Burdetta Organ Company. He composed hymn tunes and other works. He was offered a DM degree for his Psalm 126 cantata, but he declined the offer. In 1895 Rutherford College honored him with a LLD degree. He spent his last years in Highwood, NJ, where he died. He published “New method for the guitar”, “Musical bouquet”, “The 126th Psalm”, “Sweet singer”, “Church singer”, “Sayings of Sages” between 1855 and 1863. he also wrote the “Turkish battle polka” and “Rock beside the sea” ballad, and “The anthem book of the Episcopal Methodist Church”. John Perry

Russell Kelso Carter

1849 - 1928 Person Name: R. Kelso Carter, 1849-1928 Topics: Trust in Jesus Christ Author of "Standing on the Promises" in Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) Russel Kelso Carter was a professor in the Pennsylvania Military College of Chester. While there he was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church. He became very active in leading camp meetings and revivals. After failing health forced him to abandon this work, he studied and became a medical doctor as well as a writer. He wrote novels as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

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