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[Courage, brother, do not stumble]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. B. Olmstead Incipit: 51355 56551 76543 Used With Text: Trust in God and Do the Right

Author: Norman Macleod Appears in 182 hymnals First Line: Courage, brother, do not stumble Refrain First Line: Trust in God, and do the right Used With Tune: [Courage, brother, do not stumble]

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Trust in God and Do the Right

Author: Norman Macleod Hymnal: Light and Life Songs #34 (1904) First Line: Courage, brother, do not stumble Refrain First Line: Trust in God, and do the right Lyrics: 1 Courage, brother, do not stumble, Though thy path be dark as night; There’s a star to guide the humble— Trust in God and do the right. Chorus: Trust in God, and do the right; Trust in God, and do the right; There’s a star to guide the humble: Trust in God, and do the right. 2 Let the road be long and dreary, And its ending out of sight, Foot it bravely, strong or weary, Trust in God and do the right. [Chorus] 3 Some will hate thee, some will love thee, Some will flatter, some will slight; Cease from man, and look above thee, Trust in God and do the right. [Chorus] 4 Simple rule and safest guiding, Inward peace and inward light, Star upon our path abiding, Trust in God and do the right. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Courage, brother, do not stumble]

Trust in God and Do the Right

Author: Norman Macleod Hymnal: Light and Life Songs No. 4 #92 (1928) First Line: Courage, brother, do not stumble Refrain First Line: Trust in God, and do the right Languages: English Tune Title: [Courage, brother, do not stumble]

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Norman MacLeod

1812 - 1872 Person Name: Norman Macleod Author of "Trust in God and Do the Right" in Light and Life Songs Macleod, Norman, D.D., son of Dr. Norman Macleod, was born at Campbelton, Argyleshire, June 3, 1812. He studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, then went to Germany, and subsequently completed his course at the University of Glasgow, from which, in 1858, he received the degree of D.D. In 1838 he was appointed parish minister of Loudoun; Ayrshire, in 1843 of Dalkeith, and in 1851 of the Barony, Glasgow. He became one of the Queen's Chaplains in 1841, and in 1860 the editor of Good Words, which he continued to edit till his death. He was one of the most influential ministers in the Established Church of Scotland, and was Moderator of the General Assembly in 1869. He died at Glasgow, June 16, and was buried at Campsie, June 20, 1872. His works are numerous and popular. He was appointed a member of the Assembly's Hymnal Committee in 1854 and 1855. His best known hymn, "Trust in God, and do the right"(Right Doing), appeared in January 1857, in The Edinburgh Christian Magazine of which he was for some years the editor. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================== http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Macleod_(1812–1872)

William Backus Olmstead

1862 - 1941 Person Name: W. B. Olmstead Composer of "[Courage, brother, do not stumble]" in Light and Life Songs William Backus Olmstead USA 1862-1941. He was born in Michigan. Musically inclined, he wrote a score: “A little while, O hands” for the piano. He wrote a handbook for Sunday school workers and a biography of the Rev Charles H Sage (his pioneering church work in MI and other states and formation of the Canadian church conference). He published three song books: “Light & life songs” (1904), “Voices of praise” (1909), and “Light & life songs #2” (1914). He also served on the commission (one of three editors) that produced the Free Methodist Hymnal (1910), published in Winona Lake, IN. He was living in Chicago in 1914. In 1921 he became Mission Secretary for the China Inland Mission of the Methodist Church. In 1923-24 he and his wife, Minnie, were engaged on a world-wide trip on behalf of the church, visiting hospitals, schools, leper colonies, and congregations across Japan, China, India, and southern Africa. He died in San Francisco, CA. John Perry