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[Oh, write Thy wondrous law divine]

Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Andrew L. Byers Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Oh_Write_Thy_Law); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (278); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (13) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51117 13255 52224 Used With Text: Oh, Write Thy Law

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O Write Thy Law

Author: Charles W. Naylor Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O write Thy wondrous law divine Refrain First Line: O may Thy perfect law of truth Used With Tune: [O write Thy wondrous law divine]

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Oh, Write Thy Law

Author: Charles W. Naylor Hymnal: Timeless Truths #1009 Meter: 8.8.8.8 D First Line: Oh, write Thy wondrous law divine Refrain First Line: Oh, may Thy perfect law of truth Lyrics: 1 Oh, write Thy wondrous law divine Upon the tables of my heart, That I may keep Thy statutes, Lord, And never from Thy way depart. Refrain: Oh, may Thy perfect law of truth, Through seasons’ change, by day and night, Be light and life and strength to me, My meditation, my delight. 2 Oh, write Thy law of holiness In living characters of flame, That by a life of purity I may be worthy of Thy name. [Refrain] 3 Oh, write Thy law of tenderness And of compassion in my breast, Till heart and voice and hand reach out To help the weary and distressed. [Refrain] 4 Oh, write Thy law, Thy law of love Within me till my soul shall be, By bonds no storm can ever break, United to Thy flock and Thee. [Refrain] Topics: Bible/Word Scripture: Psalm 40:8 Tune Title: [Oh, write Thy wondrous law divine]

Oh, Write Thy Law

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Truth in Song #10 (1907) First Line: Oh, write thy wondrous law divine Refrain First Line: Oh, may thy perfect law of truth Topics: Supplication Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, write thy wondrous law divine]

Oh, Write Thy Law

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Select Hymns #13 (1911) First Line: Oh, write thy wondrous law divine Refrain First Line: Oh, may thy perfect law of truth Tune Title: [Oh, write thy wondrous law divine]

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C. W. Naylor

1874 - 1950 Person Name: Charles W. Naylor Author of "Oh, Write Thy Law" 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 "[Oh, write Thy wondrous law divine]" 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.