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[When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. L. Gilmour Incipit: 33232 13556 55111 Used With Text: Unspeakably Precious to Me

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord Refrain First Line: O glory to God, my soul is aflame Used With Tune: [When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]

Unspeakably Precious to Me

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: When wearied and burden'd with trial and care Refrain First Line: Oh, glory to God! my soul is aflame Used With Tune: [When wearied and burden'd with trial and care]

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Unspeakably Precious to Me

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: The Best of All #22 (1910) First Line: When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord Refrain First Line: O glory to God, my soul is aflame Lyrics: 1 When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord, No foe could compel me to flee; I knew I would conquer while trusting his word, For he was so precious to me. Refrain: O glory to God, my soul is aflame, I’m happy, exultant and free, For Jesus is precious, O praise his dear name, Unspeakable precious to me. 2 When wearied and burden’d with trial and care, And sorrows I could not foresee; I always found comfort from Jesus in prayer, For he was so precious to me. [Refrain] 3 And now I have finished the duties he gave, The end of my labors I see; I fear not the power of death or the grave, For he is so precious to me. [Refrain] 4 The Saviour is calling, I’ll soon reach my home, And there in his image I’ll be; And thro’ all the ages I know he’ll become Increasingly precious to me. [Refrain] Tune Title: [When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]

Unspeakably precious to me

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Joyful Praise #13 (1902) First Line: When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord Refrain First Line: O glory to God Languages: English Tune Title: [When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]

Unspeakably Precious to Me

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Songs of Redemption #226 (1899) First Line: When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord Refrain First Line: O glory to God, my soul is aflame Languages: English Tune Title: [When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Person Name: Rev. H. J. Zelley Author of "Unspeakably Precious to Me" in The Best of All 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 "[When out in the conflict for Jesus my Lord]" in The Best of All 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