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GATHER US IN (Anonymous)

Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 32355 61123 32366

Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!

Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Appears in 41 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all! Gather our rival faiths within thy fold! Rend all our temple veils and bid them fall, that we may know that thou hast been of old; gather us in. 2 Gather us in: we worship only thee; in varied names we stretch a common hand; in diverse forms a common soul we see; in many ships we seek one spirit-land; gather us in. 3 Each sees one colour of thy rainbow light; each looks upon one tint and calls it heaven; thou art the fullness of our partial sight; we are not perfect till we find the seven; gather us in. 4 Some seek a Father in the heavens above, some ask a human image to adore, some crave a spirit vast as life and love; within thy mansions we have all and more; gather us in. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - National Life; Church unity and ecumenism; Communion of Saints; Unity of Humanity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Used With Tune: GATHER US IN

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Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!

Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Hymnal: Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #714 (2005) Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Lyrics: 1 Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all! Gather our rival faiths within thy fold! Rend all our temple veils and bid them fall, that we may know that thou hast been of old; gather us in. 2 Gather us in: we worship only thee; in varied names we stretch a common hand; in diverse forms a common soul we see; in many ships we seek one spirit-land; gather us in. 3 Each sees one colour of thy rainbow light; each looks upon one tint and calls it heaven; thou art the fullness of our partial sight; we are not perfect till we find the seven; gather us in. 4 Some seek a Father in the heavens above, some ask a human image to adore, some crave a spirit vast as life and love; within thy mansions we have all and more; gather us in. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - National Life; Church unity and ecumenism; Communion of Saints; Unity of Humanity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Languages: English Tune Title: GATHER US IN

Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!

Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Hymnal: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #714 (2008) Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Lyrics: 1 Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all! Gather our rival faiths within thy fold! Rend all our temple veils and bid them fall, that we may know that thou hast been of old; gather us in. 2 Gather us in: we worship only thee; in varied names we stretch a common hand; in diverse forms a common soul we see; in many ships we seek one spirit-land; gather us in. 3 Each sees one colour of thy rainbow light; each looks upon one tint and calls it heaven; thou art the fullness of our partial sight; we are not perfect till we find the seven; gather us in. 4 Some seek a Father in the heavens above, some ask a human image to adore, some crave a spirit vast as life and love; within thy mansions we have all and more; gather us in. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - National Life; Church unity and ecumenism; Communion of Saints; Unity of Humanity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Languages: English Tune Title: GATHER US IN

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Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Composer of "GATHER US IN" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

George Matheson

1842 - 1906 Person Name: George Matheson (1842-1906) Author of "Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Matheson, George, D.D., was born at Glasgow, March 27, 1842, and although deprived of his eyesight in youth he passed a brilliant course at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.A. in 1862. In 1868 he became the parish minister at Innellan; and subsequently of St. Bernard's, Edinburgh. He was the Baird Lecturer in 1881, and St. Giles Lecturer in 1882. He has published several important prose works. His poetical pieces were collected and published in 1890 as Sacred Songs, Edinburgh: W. Blackwood. In addition to his hymn "O Love that wilt not let me go" (q. v.), four others from his Sacred Songs are in Dr. A. C. Murphey's Book of Common Song, Belfast, 1890. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ======================= Matheson, G., p. 1579, i. In addition to Dr. Matheson's hymn, "O Love, that wilt not let me go," p. 1583, i,, the following from his Sacred Songs, 1890, have come into common use since 1892:— 1. Come, let us raise a common song. Brotherhood. 2. Father divine, I come to Thee. Strength for Life. This, in Horder's Worship Song, 1905, is altered to”Saviour divine, I come to Thee." 3. Gather us in, Thou Love that fillest all. One in Christ. 4. Jesus, Fountain of my days. Christian's Polestar. 5. Lend me, O Lord, Thy softening cloud. The Fire and the Cloud. In the Sunday Magazine, 1875. 6. Lord, Thou hast all my frailty made. Strength for the Day. 7. Make me a captive, Lord. Christian Freedom. 8. There are coming changes great. The Glad New Time. 9. Three doors there are in the temple. Prayer. Dr. Matheson informed us that these hymns, together with the rest of his Sacred Songs, 1890, were written at Bow, Dumbartonshire, in 1890. The 3rd ed. of the Sacred Songs was published in 1904. He died suddenly at Avenelle, North Berwick, Aug. 28, 1906. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)