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[My sails are spread to meet the gale]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51232 11551 23455

Author: Henrietta E. Blair Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: My sails are spread to meet the gale Refrain First Line: I hear his voice in sweet command Lyrics: 1 My sails are spread to meet the gale, O glory, hallelujah! My trusty pilot will not fail, O glory, hallelujah! Refrain: I hear his voice in sweet command, While at the helm I see him stand; I soon shall reach my fatherland, O glory, hallelujah! 2 He stills the waves on ocean’s breast, O glory, hallelujah! He lulls my troubled thoughts to rest, O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] 3 The towering hills are drawing near, O glory, hallelujah! The distant sounds of joy I hear, O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] 4 Farewell, farewell to ev’ry care, O glory, hallelujah! My home, my home, I’ll soon be there! O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [My sails are spread to meet the gale]

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My Sails are Spread

Author: Henrietta E. Blair Hymnal: Showers of Blessing #57 (1888) First Line: My sails are spread to meet the gale Refrain First Line: I hear his voice in sweet command Lyrics: 1 My sails are spread to meet the gale, O glory, hallelujah! My trusty pilot will not fail, O glory, hallelujah! Refrain: I hear his voice in sweet command, While at the helm I see him stand; I soon shall reach my fatherland, O glory, hallelujah! 2 He stills the waves on ocean’s breast, O glory, hallelujah! He lulls my troubled thoughts to rest, O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] 3 The towering hills are drawing near, O glory, hallelujah! The distant sounds of joy I hear, O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] 4 Farewell, farewell to ev’ry care, O glory, hallelujah! My home, my home, I’ll soon be there! O glory, hallelujah! [Refrain] Tune Title: [My sails are spread to meet the gale]

My Sails are Spread

Author: Henrietta E. Blair Hymnal: Sacred Trio #372 (1889) First Line: My sails are spread to meet the gale Refrain First Line: I hear his voice in sweet command Tune Title: [My sails are spread to meet the gale]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[My sails are spread to meet the gale]" in Showers of Blessing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman