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To Calm The Sorrows Of The Mind
Author: Thomas Jervis Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 30 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To calm the sorrows of the mind,
Our heav’nly friend is nigh,
To wipe the anxious tear that starts,
Or trembles in the eye.
2 Thou canst, when anguish rends the heart,
The secret woe control;
The inward malady canst heal,
The sickness of the soul.
3 Thou canst repress the rising sigh,
Canst soothe each mortal care;
And every deep and heartfelt groan
Is wafted to Thine ear.
4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still;
Thy potent arm can save
From threatening danger and disease,
And all-devouring grave.
5 When pale and languid all the frame,
The ruthless hand of pain
Arrests the feeble powers of life,
The help of man is vain.
6 ’Tis Thou, great God! alone canst check
The progress of disease;
And sickness, awed by power divine,
The high command obeys.
7 Eternal source of life and health.
And every bliss we feel!
In sorrow and in joy to Thee
Our grateful hearts appeal. Used With Tune: LYTHAM Text Sources: A Selection of Sacred Poetry (Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1812)
To Calm The Sorrows Of The Mind
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Author: Annie Matheson Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord, when we have not any light,
And mothers are asleep;
Then through the stillness of the night,
Thy little children keep.
2. When shadows haunt the quiet room,
Help us to understand
That Thou art with us through the gloom,
To hold us by the hand.
3. And though we do not always see
The holy angels near,
O may we trust ourselves to Thee,
Nor have one foolish fear.
4. So in the morning may we wake,
When wakes the kindly sun,
More loving for our Father’s sake
To each unloving one. Used With Tune: LYTHAM (Lightwood) Text Sources: School Hymnal, by W. R. Stevenson, 1889
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Author: Annie Matheson Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4118 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. Lord, when we have not any light,
And mothers are asleep;
Then through the stillness of the night,
Thy little children keep.
2. When shadows haunt the quiet room,
Help us to understand
That Thou art with us through the gloom,
To hold us by the hand.
3. And though we do not always see
The holy angels near,
O may we trust ourselves to Thee,
Nor have one foolish fear.
4. So in the morning may we wake,
When wakes the kindly sun,
More loving for our Father’s sake
To each unloving one. Languages: English Tune Title: LYTHAM (Lightwood)
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Lord, when we have not any light
Author: Annie Matheson Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnary #47 (1906) Languages: English Tune Title: LYTHAM
Lord, when we have not any light
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Author: Annie Matheson, 1853-1924 Hymnal: The Abingdon Song Book #243 (1938) Languages: English Tune Title: LYTHAM
Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
Thomas Jervis
1748 - 1833 Author of "To Calm The Sorrows Of The Mind" in The Cyber Hymnal Jervis, Thomas, son of a Presbyterian Minister of the same name, was born at Ipswich in 1748, and educated for the Ministry at Hoxton. In 1770 he was appointed classical and mathematical tutor at the Exeter Academy. From 1772 to 1783 he was tutor to the sons of the Earl of Shelburne, at Bowood, where Dr. Priestley was librarian. In the latter year Jervis succeeded Dr. A. Rees at St. Thomas's Southwark, moving in 1796, after the death of Dr. Kippis, to the Princes' St. Chapel, Westminster. From 1808 to 1818 he was minister at the Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds. After his retirement he lived in the neighbourhood of London, and died there in 1833. Jervis was one of the four editors of A Collection of Hymns & Psalms for Public & Private Worship, London, 1795. He contributed 17 hymns to the 1st ed., and 4 to its Supplement, 1807. Of these several are found in later Unitarian collections in Great Britain and America, including:—
1. God to correct a guilty world. Divine Providence.
2. Great God, Thine attributes divine. Confidence in God.
3. Lord of the world's majestic frame. Praise a Duty.
4. Shall I forsake that heavenly Friend? Constancy desired.
5. Sweet is the friendly voice which [that] speaks. Peace to the Penitent.
6. Thou, Lord, in mercy wilt regard. Penitence.
7. With sacred joy we lift our eyes. Divine Worship. This is given in Laudes Domini, N.Y., 1884, as: "With joy we lift our eyes."
These hymns all date from 1795, and the most popular are Nos. 4 and 6. [Rev. Valentine D. Davis, B.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Thomas Jervis
James T. Lightwood
1856 - 1944 Person Name: James Thomas Lightwood Composer of "LYTHAM" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: 1856, Leeds, England.
Died: 1944, Lytham, Lancashire, England.
Son of Wesleyan minister Edward Lightwood, James was born and baptized while his father was on the Leeds Brunswick Circuit. He attended Kingswood School (1866-72), earned a BA from London University, and became Headmaster of Pembroke House, a private school in Lytham. He went on to serve for three years as a member of the Board of Improvement Commissioners in Lytham, on the Lytham Council for six years, and as Chairman of the Streets Committee for four years. His resolution to bring gas into Fairhaven was eventually carried by one vote. Apart from music, his other great love was cycling. He began cycling in 1874 on a "boneshaker." By 1885, he was a member of the Cyclists Touring Club (CTC), and soon gained prominence. He was Chief Consul for Lancashire, and a member of the Council of the CTC from 1887. Honorary life membership came in 1907 in recognition of his services to the club, and in particular with publication of the club’s route books and other writings.
Music was his great love, though, and hymnody in particular. He was an accomplished organist, and after two years as deputy organist at the Drive Wesleyan Church, St. Annes, he was appointed Honorary Organist and Choirmaster in 1894. When the pressure of work due to his appointment as editor of the new Methodist publication The Choir and organizing the newly formed Music Department of the Methodist Publishing House, the trustees at Drive Church made him a grant of £20 to assist him in his research in hymnology. While advising Methodism on musical matters, he found the unique 1761 Snetzler organ for the New Room at Bristol.
Lightwood’s works include:
Hymn Tunes and Their Story (London: Charles H. Kelly, 1905)
Charles Dickens and Music, 1912
Samuel Wesley, Musician: The Story of His Life
Cyclists’ Touring Club: The Romance of 50 Years Cycling, 1928
The Music of the Methodist Hymn-Book (London: The Epworth Press, 1935)
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/g/lightwood_jt.htm
James T. Lightwood
Annie Matheson
1853 - 1924 Author of "Lord, When We Have Not Any Light" in The Cyber Hymnal Matheson, Annie, eldest daughter of Rev. James Matheson, Congregational Minister, of Nottingham, was born at Blackheath, March, 1853, and resided at Notting Hill, London. She died in 1924.
At an early age she showed considerable literary ability, her first hymn, "Jesus, the children are calling," being composed when she was only 13 years old. This hymn, attracting the attention of Dr. George MacDonald, was introduced by him to the notice of the editor of Good Words, who inserted it in that magazine, as a "Hymn by a Child." In 1869 appeared "I am weak and weary, Lord," and from that time Miss Matheson was a frequent contributor to Good Words, Macmillan, The Spectator, St. Nicholas, and other magazines, both English and American. Her illustrated book for children, Margaret's Year Book, containing twelve poems from her pen, was published in 1887.
The following are the best known of Miss Matheson's hymns:—
1. Dear Master, what can children do? Children as Workers for Christ.
2. How shall we worship Thee, O Lord? Divine Worship.
3. I am weak and weary, Lord. Divine Strength desired.
4. Jesus, the children are calling. Children's Prayer to Christ.
5. Lord, when we have not any light. Evening.
6. O little birds, that all day long. God's Love to all Creatures.
7. The little snowdrops rise. Easter.
8. When through life's dewy fields we go. Comfort in God's Presence.
Of these hymns, Nos, 5, 6, and 7 were written for W. E. Stevenson's School Hymnal, 1880; and Nos. 1 and 2 for a Harvest Festival about 1882.
Miss Matheson's hymns are characterised by a pleasing combination of simplicity and refinement, both of thought and expression.
[Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Matheson, Annie, p. 719, ii. She wrote two hymns in 1905 for the Sunday School Hymnary, 1905:—
1. What is the name of the Lord God Almighty? [God is Love.] 1905, No. 407. The original form was partly rewritten in accordance with suggestions made by the editor.
2. When there is peace, where praise hath been. [Evening.] 1905, No. 157. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Annie Matheson
