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[The Savior comes to thee today]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. L. Gilmour Incipit: 13344 51554 26651 Used With Text: Jesus Now is Calling

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The Saviour comes to thee today Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling, is calling, is calling Lyrics: 1 The Saviour comes to thee today; Jesus now is calling; O turn him not in grief away, Jesus calls thee now. Refrain: Jesus now is calling, is calling, is calling, Jesus is calling, open thy heart’s door wide and let him in. 2 He patiently is waiting there, Jesus now is calling; And longs to hear thy humble pray’r, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] 3 His love has sought thy wand’ring feet, Jesus now is calling; He calls in accent soft and sweet, Jesus calls me now. [Refrain] 4 He stands and knocks and bids thee rise, Jesus now is calling; O do not still his call despise, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] 5 He comes to bid thy struggles cease, Jesus now is calling; He comes to give thee joy and peace, Jesus calls me now. [Refrain] 6 He longs to be thy constant Guest, Jesus now is calling; And guide thee on to home, and rest, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [The Savior comes to thee today]

Instances

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Jesus Now is Calling

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Old Story in Song #68 (1906) First Line: The Saviour comes to thee today Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling, is calling, is calling Lyrics: 1 The Saviour comes to thee today; Jesus now is calling; O turn him not in grief away, Jesus calls thee now. Refrain: Jesus now is calling, is calling, is calling, Jesus is calling, open thy heart’s door wide and let him in. 2 He patiently is waiting there, Jesus now is calling; And longs to hear thy humble pray’r, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] 3 His love has sought thy wand’ring feet, Jesus now is calling; He calls in accent soft and sweet, Jesus calls me now. [Refrain] 4 He stands and knocks and bids thee rise, Jesus now is calling; O do not still his call despise, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] 5 He comes to bid thy struggles cease, Jesus now is calling; He comes to give thee joy and peace, Jesus calls me now. [Refrain] 6 He longs to be thy constant Guest, Jesus now is calling; And guide thee on to home, and rest, Jesus calls thee now. [Refrain] Tune Title: [The Savior comes to thee today]

Jesus Now Is Calling

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Precious Hymns No. 2 #135 (1911) First Line: The Saviour comes to thee today Refrain First Line: Jesus now is calling, is calling, is calling Languages: English Tune Title: [The Saviour comes to thee today]

People

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Person Name: Rev. H. J. Zelley Author of "Jesus Now is Calling" in The Old Story in Song Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies

H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Composer of "[The Savior comes to thee today]" in The Old Story in Song Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry