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[I have a hope serene and sure]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. L. Byers Incipit: 55117 65334 32523 Used With Text: I Have a Hope

Author: C. W. Naylor Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: I have a hope serene and sure Refrain First Line: My hope is born of God's own word Used With Tune: [I have a hope serene and sure]

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I Have a Hope

Author: Charles W. Naylor Hymnal: Timeless Truths #257 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: I have a hope, serene and sure Refrain First Line: My hope is born of God’s own word Lyrics: 1 I have a hope, serene and sure, That anchors past the veil; In all the storms it holds secure, Nor will it ever fail. Refrain: My hope is born of God’s own word, And nourished by His grace; His promise true my soul hath heard, And hope beholds His face. 2 I have a hope that looks away From present woes and tears To heaven’s bright eternal day, Till sorrow disappears. [Refrain] 3 I have a hope that doth not fear The silent grave to view, Nay, doth not shrink though death appear, For I shall live anew. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 6:19 Tune Title: [I have a hope, serene and sure]

I Have a Hope

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Evening Light Songs #23 (1987) First Line: I have a hope serene and sure Refrain First Line: My hope is born of God's own word Languages: English Tune Title: [I have a hope serene and sure]

I Have a Hope

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Songs of Grace and Glory #184 (1918) First Line: I have a hope serene and sure Refrain First Line: My hope is born of God's own word Topics: Hope Tune Title: [I have a hope serene and sure]

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C. W. Naylor

1874 - 1950 Person Name: Charles W. Naylor Author of "I Have a Hope" in Timeless Truths Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.V. Smith, DNAH Archives See also: Neidert, David L. (1985). Reformation's Song: A History of Church of God Music. Anderson, Ind.: the author.

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Person Name: Andrew L. Byers Composer of "[I have a hope, serene and sure]" in Timeless Truths Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works include: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.