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Ever Be Faithful

Representative Text

1 Ever to Jesus be faithful and true,
He has been tender and faithful to you;
Follow Him daily whatever betide,
Follow your Leader and Guide.

Chorus:
Ever be faithful,
Ever be faithful,
Ever be faithful,
Ever be true.

2 Honor the Master by doing His will,
Love Him, and all His commandments fulfill;
And as you journey life's pilgrimage through,
Ever be faithful and true. [Chorus]

3 Cling unto Jesus, thy Strength and thy Might,
Cling in the darkness, and cling in the light,
Honor His name whatever you do,
Ever be faithful and true. [Chorus]

Source: Crowning Glory No. 2: a collection of gospel hymns #107

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Ever to Jesus be faithful and true
Title: Ever Be Faithful
Author: Elisha A. Hoffman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Ever be faithful
Publication Date: 1879
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

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Crowning Glory No. 2 #107

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Glowing Songs #3

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Gospel Trio of Sacred Song #47

Song Treasury #d39

The Crowning Glory Nos. 1 and 2 #d75

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The Revival No. 2 #3

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