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Open my eyes that I may see

Author: Chas. H. Scott Appears in 252 hymnals Topics: Prayer For Understanding Used With Tune: [Open my eyes that I may see]

Author: William W. Reid, Jr., b.1923 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Understanding First Line: O God of ev'ry nation Lyrics: 1 O God of ev'ry nation, Of ev'ry race and land, Redeem the whole creation With your almighty hand. Where hate and fear divide us And bitter threats are hurled, In love and mercy guide us And heal our strife-torn world. 2 From search for wealth and power And scorn of truth and right, From trust in bombs that shower Destruction through the night, From pride of race and station And blindness to your way, Deliver ev'ry nation, Eternal God, we pray. 3 Lord, strengthen those who labor That all may find release From fear of rattling saber, From dread of war's increase. When hope and courage falter, Lord, let your voice be heard; With faith that none can alter, Your servants undergird. 4 Keep bright in us the vision Of days when war shall cease, When hatred and division Give way to love and peace, Till dawns the morning glorious When truth and justice reign, And Christ shall rule victorious O'er all the world's domain. Scripture: Isaiah 2:4 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

We'll Understand It Better By and By

Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Meter: 7.7.15.7.7.11 with refrain Appears in 101 hymnals Topics: Understanding First Line: We are often tossed and driv'n Refrain First Line: By and by when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are often tossed and driv'n On the restless sea of time. Somber skies and howling tempests oft succeed a bright sunshine. In that land of perfect day, When the mists have rolled away, We will understand it better by and by. Refrain: By and by when the morning comes, When the saints of God are gathered home, We will tell the story how we've overcome; For we'll understand it better by and by. 2 We are often destitute Of the things that life demands. Want of food and want of shelter, thirsty hills and barren lands. We are trusting in the Lord, And according to his Word, We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 3 Trials dark on ev'ry hand, And we cannot understand, All the ways that God would lead us to that blessed Promised Land. But he guides us with his eye And we'll follow till we die. For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 4 Temptations, hidden snares Often take us unawares, And our hearts are made to bleed for some thoughtless word or deed. And we wonder why the test When we try to do our best, But we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 32:8 Used With Tune: BY AND BY

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CANDLER

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Knowledge and Understanding; Knowledge and Understanding Tune Sources: Traditional Scottish melody Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 51121 23532 12321 Used With Text: We Cannot Measure How You Heal

PASSION CHORALE

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 581 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612; J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 Topics: Understanding Tune Key: a minor Incipit: 51765 45233 221 Used With Text: O God of Every Nation

POSEN

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 160 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George C. Stebbins Topics: Prayer For Understanding Incipit: 11112 34355 55671 Used With Text: Father, lead me day by day

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I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy

Author: George W. Cooke, 1848-1923 Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #384 (2012) Meter: Irregular Topics: Understanding First Line: I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy Lyrics: 1 I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart, Down in my heart. Down in my heart; I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay. 2 I've got the peace that passeth understanding, Down in my heart, Down in my heart. Down in my heart; I've got the peace that passeth understanding, Down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay. 3 I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus, Down in my heart, Down in my heart. Down in my heart; I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus, Down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay. 4 For there is therefore now no condemnation, Down in my heart, Down in my heart. Down in my heart; For there is therefore now no condemnation, Down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay. Scripture: Romans 8:1 Languages: English Tune Title: I'VE GOT THE JOY

O God, in Whom We Live

Author: William P. Gorton Hymnal: Worship and Song #3153 (2011) Meter: Irregular Topics: Knowledge and Understanding; Knowledge and Understanding First Line: O God, in whom we live and move and have our being Scripture: Matthew 2:1 Languages: English Tune Title: AREOPAGUS

We'll Understand It Better By and By

Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Hymnal: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #574 (2012) Meter: 7.7.15.7.7.11 with refrain Topics: Understanding First Line: We are often tossed and driv'n Refrain First Line: By and by when the morning comes Lyrics: 1 We are often tossed and driv'n On the restless sea of time. Somber skies and howling tempests oft succeed a bright sunshine. In that land of perfect day, When the mists have rolled away, We will understand it better by and by. Refrain: By and by when the morning comes, When the saints of God are gathered home, We will tell the story how we've overcome; For we'll understand it better by and by. 2 We are often destitute Of the things that life demands. Want of food and want of shelter, thirsty hills and barren lands. We are trusting in the Lord, And according to his Word, We will understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 3 Trials dark on ev'ry hand, And we cannot understand, All the ways that God would lead us to that blessed Promised Land. But he guides us with his eye And we'll follow till we die. For we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] 4 Temptations, hidden snares Often take us unawares, And our hearts are made to bleed for some thoughtless word or deed. And we wonder why the test When we try to do our best, But we'll understand it better by and by. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 32:8 Languages: English Tune Title: BY AND BY

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Arthur Sullivan

1842 - 1900 Person Name: Arthur S. Sullivan Topics: Prayer For Understanding Composer of "SAMUEL" in Elmhurst Hymnal Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas. Bert Polman

Frederick C. Maker

1844 - 1927 Topics: Prayer For Understanding Composer of "CURFEW" in Elmhurst Hymnal Frederick C. Maker (b. Bristol, England, August 6, 1844; d. January 1, 1927) received his early musical training as a chorister at Bristol Cathedral, England. He pursued a career as organist and choirmaster—most of it spent in Methodist and Congregational churches in Bristol. His longest tenure was at Redland Park Congregational Church, where he was organist from 1882-1910. Maker also conducted the Bristol Free Church Choir Association and was a long-time visiting professor of music at Clifton College. He wrote hymn tunes, anthems, and a cantata, Moses in the Bulrushes. Bert Polman

Joseph P. Holbrook

1822 - 1888 Person Name: Holbrook Topics: Prayer For Understanding Composer of "MIRIAM" in Elmhurst Hymnal Joseph P. Holbrook was a tune writer in the parlor music style, and used the popular melodies of Mason and Hastings, Bradbury and Root, Greatorex and Kingsley in his collections. He furnished settings for the choir hymns in Songs for the Sanctuary in his Quartet and chorus Choir (New York, 1871, and sought more recogniation than had been given him in a hymnal of his own, Worship in Song (New York, 1880); a book that found no welcome. from The English hymn: its development and use in worship By Louis FitzGerald Benson

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Open my eyes that I may see

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