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[When the waves in terror rolled]

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Fillmore Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 11111 76712 22321

Author: Peter Vogel Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When the waves in terror rolled Lyrics: 1 When the waves in terror rolled, All in helpless graves t’enfold, Then the Lord of Life drew nigh, Saying calmly, "It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I whose might creation made." 2 When the world in hatred strong, Rages on thee oft and long, Let the Lord of Life draw nigh, Speaking calmly, "It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I who render timely aid." 3 When our natures, prone to sin, Roll in passions fierce within, Lord of Life, do Thou draw nigh, Speak the solace—"It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I who help you when dismayed." Used With Tune: MAIDUGURI Text Sources: The Children's Hallelujah by James H. rosecrans and James H. Fillmore, Sr. (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1886)

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It is I

Author: Peter Vogel Hymnal: Glory and Praise #53 (1887) First Line: When the waves in terror rolled Languages: English Tune Title: [When the waves in terror rolled]

It Is I

Author: Peter Vogel Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13648 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 First Line: When the waves in terror rolled Lyrics: 1 When the waves in terror rolled, All in helpless graves t’enfold, Then the Lord of Life drew nigh, Saying calmly, "It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I whose might creation made." 2 When the world in hatred strong, Rages on thee oft and long, Let the Lord of Life draw nigh, Speaking calmly, "It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I who render timely aid." 3 When our natures, prone to sin, Roll in passions fierce within, Lord of Life, do Thou draw nigh, Speak the solace—"It is I; It is I, be not afraid, I who help you when dismayed." Languages: English Tune Title: MAIDUGURI

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J. H. Fillmore

1849 - 1936 Person Name: James Henry Fillmore, Sr. Composer of "MAIDUGURI" in The Cyber Hymnal James Henry Fillmore USA 1849-1936. Born at Cincinnati, OH, he helped support his family by running his father's singing school. He married Annie Eliza McKrell in 1880, and they had five children. After his father's death he and his brothers, Charles and Frederick, founded the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, specializing in publishing religious music. He was also an author, composer, and editor of music, composing hymn tunes, anthems, and cantatas, as well as publishing 20+ Christian songbooks and hymnals. He issued a monthly periodical “The music messsenger”, typically putting in his own hymns before publishing them in hymnbooks. Jessie Brown Pounds, also a hymnist, contributed song lyrics to the Fillmore Music House for 30 years, and many tunes were composed for her lyrics. He was instrumental in the prohibition and temperance efforts of the day. His wife died in 1913, and he took a world tour trip with single daughter, Fred (a church singer), in the early 1920s. He died in Cincinnati. His son, Henry, became a bandmaster/composer. John Perry