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['Neath threatening clouds a little bird]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55365 17761 77465

Author: P. B. Sabin Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: 'Neath threatening clouds a little bird Refrain First Line: O the wonderful, wonderful love Lyrics: 1. ’Neath threatening clouds a little bird Flew homeward to its rest; And ’neath the leaves of sheltering oak Slept safe in downy nest. Thro’ ceaseless storm of summer night Was heard no wild despair, For greater than the tempest’s wrath, The Father’s watchful care. Refrain O the wonderful, wonderful love, That marks the sparrow’s fall; O the wonderful, wonderful love, That hears my faintest call. 2. So white the snow on valley’s breast, So bare the old oak tree; The wind plays with a broken nest— O bird, who cares for thee? A song of praise—a burst of joy— Brought Jesus’ words to me: The Father marks thy fall, I cried, And His love feedeth thee. [Refrain] 3. O heart oppressed with life’s sad woe, Doubt not thy Father’s care. No sorrow is to Him unknown, Its anguish He doth share. The love that marks the sparrow’s fall Shalt for thy need prepare, For greater than thy life can tell, Thy Father’s watchful care. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ['Neath threatening clouds a little bird] Text Sources: Songs for Young People, by Edwin O. Excell (Cincinnati, Ohio: Curts & Jennings, 1897), number 26

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The Father's Care

Author: P. B. Sabin Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1455 First Line: 'Neath threatening clouds a little bird Refrain First Line: O the wonderful, wonderful love Lyrics: 1. ’Neath threatening clouds a little bird Flew homeward to its rest; And ’neath the leaves of sheltering oak Slept safe in downy nest. Thro’ ceaseless storm of summer night Was heard no wild despair, For greater than the tempest’s wrath, The Father’s watchful care. Refrain O the wonderful, wonderful love, That marks the sparrow’s fall; O the wonderful, wonderful love, That hears my faintest call. 2. So white the snow on valley’s breast, So bare the old oak tree; The wind plays with a broken nest— O bird, who cares for thee? A song of praise—a burst of joy— Brought Jesus’ words to me: The Father marks thy fall, I cried, And His love feedeth thee. [Refrain] 3. O heart oppressed with life’s sad woe, Doubt not thy Father’s care. No sorrow is to Him unknown, Its anguish He doth share. The love that marks the sparrow’s fall Shalt for thy need prepare, For greater than thy life can tell, Thy Father’s watchful care. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: ['Neath threatening clouds a little bird]

The Father's Care

Author: P. B. Sabin Hymnal: Songs for Young People #26 (1897) First Line: 'Neath threat'ning clouds a little bird Refrain First Line: O the wonderful, wonderful love Languages: English Tune Title: ['Neath threat'ning clouds a little bird]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "['Neath threatening clouds a little bird]" Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman