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[There’s a hand that’s writing now]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank M. Davis Incipit: 34565 31111 21655 Used With Text: What Shall Our Record Be

Author: F. M. D. Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: There's a hand that's writing now Refrain First Line: In the coming judgement day Lyrics: 1 There’s a hand that’s writing now In the book of life, they say; Ev’ry action, word or deed Is recorded there each day. Refrain: What shall then our record be? Let us stop and think, I pray! What shall then our record be, In the coming judgment day? In the coming judgment day, In the coming judgment day, What shall then our record be, In the coming judgment day? Still that hand goes writing on, Making pages dark or fair; Let us ponder well, dear friends, What for us is written there. [Refrain] Time is ebbing fast away, Life for us will soon be done; Can we, trustingly, go hence, That a crown of life is won. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There’s a hand that’s writing now]

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What Shall Our Record Be

Author: F. M. D. Hymnal: The Crowning Day #74 (1894) First Line: There's a hand that's writing now Refrain First Line: In the coming judgement day Lyrics: 1 There’s a hand that’s writing now In the book of life, they say; Ev’ry action, word or deed Is recorded there each day. Refrain: What shall then our record be? Let us stop and think, I pray! What shall then our record be, In the coming judgment day? In the coming judgment day, In the coming judgment day, What shall then our record be, In the coming judgment day? Still that hand goes writing on, Making pages dark or fair; Let us ponder well, dear friends, What for us is written there. [Refrain] Time is ebbing fast away, Life for us will soon be done; Can we, trustingly, go hence, That a crown of life is won. [Refrain] Tune Title: [There’s a hand that’s writing now]

What Shall Our Record Be?

Author: F. M. D. Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #4 (1898) First Line: There's a hand that's writing now Refrain First Line: In the coming judgement day Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a hand that's writing now]

What Shall Our Record Be?

Author: F. M. D. Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #4 (1889) First Line: There's a hand that's writing now Refrain First Line: In the coming judgement day Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a hand that's writing now]

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Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Person Name: F. M. D. Author of "What Shall Our Record Be" in The Crowning Day Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry