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['Tis supper time, the feast is spread]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Hunt Incipit: 17125 42317 12676

Author: W. E. Penn Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: 'Tis supper time, the feast is spread Refrain First Line: Too late, too late, has been the cry Used With Tune: ['Tis supper time, the feast is spread]

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The Great Supper

Author: W. E. Penn Hymnal: Harvest Bells No. 2 #61 (1884) First Line: 'Tis supper time, the feast is spread Refrain First Line: Too late, too late, has been the cry Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis supper time, the feast is spread]

The Great Supper

Author: W. E. Penn Hymnal: Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #171 (1892) First Line: 'Tis supper time, the feast is spread Refrain First Line: Too late, too late, has been the cry Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis supper time, the feast is spread]

People

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W. E. Penn

1832 - 1895 Author of "The Great Supper" in Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See: Linder, Michael. (1985). William Evander Penn : his contribution to church music (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn. (1896). St. Louis: C. B. Woodward Printing).

J. M. Hunt

1855 - 1919 Composer of "['Tis supper time, the feast is spread]" in Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 As of 1885, Hunt lived in Lampasas, Texas. His works include: Harvest Bells, with William Penn Harvest Bells No. 2, with William Penn (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1885) The Gospel Alarm, with Sanford Miller Brown (St. Louis, Missouri: Central Baptist, 1886) The Missionary Triumph, with Sanford Miller Brown (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Company, 1889) Songs of Zion, with Sanford Miller Brown (Kansas City, Missouri: Word and Way Publishing Company, 1898) --www.hymntime.com/tch