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CENTENNIAL

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harri Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 17655 61722 67321 Used With Text: O God, Thou Potentate Of All

Author: Anna R. B. Lindsay Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, Thou Potentate of all, Upon Thy fiat we would call, And pray that as the die is cast, Thy grace may guide us to the last! Grant us a race of stalwart men To lead in public life again, Prophetic, noble, grand in dower— Such, Lord, exalt to thrones of power. 2 Put far from each the selfish aim, The lure of spoils, the zest of fame; With single heart and honest hand May they bear rule throughout the land; The shows of state, the sport of kings, May they account but paltry things, And dedicate their hearts and days To Thy vast sovereignty and praise. 3 In all their councils and their laws, Unmoved by scorn or vain applause, May they seek daily to fulfill The purpose of Thy perfect will; And thus, as changing cycles run, And eras pass from sun to sun, May righteousness gird all our frame, And generations bless Thy name! Used With Tune: CENTENNIAL Text Sources: The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal (Syracuse, NY: Wesleyan Methodist Publishing Association, 1910)

God Of The Past, Accept Our Praise

Author: Ellen H. Butler Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of the past, accept our praise For treasures of remembered days, Wherein this grateful church can trace The light and comfort of Thy grace: For saints whose words Thy flock have fed, For warriors who Thy host have led To battle with the Spirit’s sword— For these accept our praise, O Lord. 2 God of the present, Thee alone Our Savior and our King we own; Grant us with open eyes to see How rich in love Thy church may be; Touch heart and tongue with heav’nly fire; To holier service now inspire; O consecrate anew, we pray, And make us one in Thee today. 3 God of the future, in whose sight, The ages are as day and night, Make Thou our church a light indeed For coming stress of doubt or need; Feed with Thy quick’ning oil the flame, That we may find a place and a name In the celestial temple, when Thou rulest in the hearts of men. 4 God of eternal life, whose pow’r Upholds us in our little hour, Before Thee centuries come and go, As fleet, as frail as winter snow; Draw us this day from earth aside, To learn the things that shall abide; Then lead us back to toil, that we May win earth’s kingdoms, Lord, for Thee. Used With Tune: CENTENNIAL Text Sources: The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal (Syracuse, NY: Wesleyan Methodist Publishing Association, 1910)

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God of the past, accept our praise

Author: Ellen H. Butler Hymnal: The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #713 (1910) Languages: English Tune Title: CENTENNIAL

O God, thou Potentate of all

Author: Anna R. B. Lindsay Hymnal: The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #715 (1910) Languages: English Tune Title: CENTENNIAL

O God, Thou Potentate Of All

Author: Anna R. B. Lindsay Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #14321 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O God, Thou Potentate of all, Upon Thy fiat we would call, And pray that as the die is cast, Thy grace may guide us to the last! Grant us a race of stalwart men To lead in public life again, Prophetic, noble, grand in dower— Such, Lord, exalt to thrones of power. 2 Put far from each the selfish aim, The lure of spoils, the zest of fame; With single heart and honest hand May they bear rule throughout the land; The shows of state, the sport of kings, May they account but paltry things, And dedicate their hearts and days To Thy vast sovereignty and praise. 3 In all their councils and their laws, Unmoved by scorn or vain applause, May they seek daily to fulfill The purpose of Thy perfect will; And thus, as changing cycles run, And eras pass from sun to sun, May righteousness gird all our frame, And generations bless Thy name! Languages: English Tune Title: CENTENNIAL

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "CENTENNIAL (Harris)" Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch