Come, Ye Elders, Those Engaging

Author: Genevieve Lexow

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First Line: Come, ye elders, those engaging
Title: Come, Ye Elders, Those Engaging
Author: Genevieve Lexow
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Publication Date: 1976
Copyright: Copyright 1976 by The Hymn Society of America, Inc.

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CWM RHONDDA

The popularity of Williams's text ("Guide me, O thou great Jehovah") is undoubtedly aided by its association with CWM RHONDDA, composed in 1905 by John Hughes (b. Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1873; d. Llantwit Fardre, Wales, 1932) during a church service for a Baptist Cymanfa Ganu (song festival)…

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10 New Hymns on Aging and the Later Years #7

Hymn Society of America [Hymns Published for Special Occasions, and on Special Subjects] 1942-79 #d27

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