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[Come, weary wanderer]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Stillman Incipit: 55654 34665 77121 Used With Text: Come, Weary Wanderer

Come, Weary Wanderer

Author: Rev. G. W. Lloyd Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: [Come, weary wanderer]

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Author: Rev. G. W. Lloyd Hymnal: Good Will #47 (1882) Lyrics: 1 Come, weary wanderer, Spent and distressed; Come, lean, O tired heart, On Jesus’ breast, Hear how he calleth thee; Grieved for thy misery Earnestly, lovingly Offers thee rest; Earnestly, lovingly Offers thee rest. 2 List to his pleading voice, Cease thou to roam, Find in thy Savior’s love Refuge and home; False lights are luring thee, Dangers thou can’st not see, Come, safe and happy be, Come, wand’rer, come; Come, safe and happy be, Come, wand’rer, come. 3 Laden and toiling one, On Jesus roll, Burdens thou cans’t not bear; Bring thou the whole, Sin, sorrow, care and dread, Burdens of heart and head, Lay down and take instead Rest for thy soul; Lay down and take instead Rest for thy soul. 4 Bond slave of sin, thy Lord Speaketh to thee; Ready to free thy soul, Waiting is he; Why should thy spirit faint? He heareth thy complaint. Yield to his sweet constraint, Rise and be free; Yield to his sweet constraint, Rise and be free. Scripture: Psalm 55:22 Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, weary wanderer]

Come, Weary Wanderer

Author: Rev. G. W. Lloyd Hymnal: Good Will #47 (1878) Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, weary wanderer]

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J. M. Stillman

1834 - 1917 Composer of "[Come, weary wanderer]" in Good Will JAIRUS MAXSON STILLMAN, Mus. Doc., Professor of Music in Milton College. As a composer he has had many valuable contributions, especially to sacred music, but, while his work in that direction has been most important, his labors have been more especially directed to the educational side of the art. For the past fifteen years, with brief interruptions, he has filled his present collegiate chair, and his work prior to the acceptance of this position was most active, varied and successful. Mr. STILLMAN was born February 20, 1834, in Alfred, Allegany Co., N.Y., the third in order of birth of the six children of Maxson and Lydia (CHAPMAN) STILLMAN. His father, a tenor singer of talent, had not only for many years led the choir of the large church at Alfred of which he was a member, but had taught singing schools in many places surrounding his home. His son inherited great aptitude for music, and at the age of ten years could read plain music at sight. He accompanied his father to singing schools, and made rapid progress in the mastery of the principles of music. He attended the singing classes in Alfred Academy. He is the associate author of "Good-Will for Sabbath Schools," "The Cluster," and "Anthem Treasures," the latter two being well-known and popular anthem books. He has also composed a large number of pieces for other anthem and Gospel hymn books, and a number of songs published in sheet music form. At Chicago he acted as one of the judges, with Prof. T. Martin TOWNE and others, in selecting from 700 original pieces of music, and in critically editing those which should be published in the work called "International Lesson Hymnal No. 1," published by David C. COOK. In 1884 an excellent article on "Church Music and How to Sustain it," written by Dr. STILLMAN, appeared in the "Seventh-day Baptist Quarterly." Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin" (c)1901; pp. 2-4.

G. W. Lloyd

1821 - 1906 Person Name: Rev. G. W. Lloyd Author of "Come, Weary Wanderer" in Good Will Reverend Lloyd was born in England in 1821 and came to America about 1850, alternately laboring for the Congregational Church and later for the Presbyterian Church in America. He was a great writer, and many of his poems were published in small booklets later in the 19th century. He was a fiery preacher, and later during the American Civil War, he was a staunch Unionist. New Jersey had many Copperheads in Branchville & Sussex County, i.e. those who supported the Southern Cause. As Reverend Lloyd attacked the Confederacy, he came under fire, quite literally. He was shot at while preaching in the pulpit in Branchville, but the assailant missed. In 1865, he published "The Devil in Dixie", a very long "verse" on the "evils" of the Confederacy. Lloyd's congregation was split over him, and he was sent to the mission field (of sorts). Amongst his many travels, Lloyd pastored at Escanaba, Michigan, Horicon, Wisconsin, and in Moingona, Iowa. In the 1880s, he was asked to return to the Branchville church, and became a beloved pastor of the Presbyterian Church. He wrote and preached and presided for many years. He was honored by many for much; especially in the suffering and persevering for his Faith and related beliefs. Among his poetry a book called "Lyrics of Lake and Stream" was published. He went home to his Savior in 1906 after a full and well-spent life. He is buried in Branchville Cemetery with his wife Sarah, and the many children they lost to disease at young ages. Only two daughters survived until adulthood, and they were unmarried. J. L. Codella