Ist der Herr unser Hort

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Ist der Herr unser Hort

Author: John H. Sammis; Translator: Wilhelm C. Laube
Tune: TRUST AND OBEY
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Author: John H. Sammis

John H. Sammis was born in Brooklyn. He moved to Logansport, Indiana when ye was 22, where he was converted to Christianity. He was active in the Y.M.C.A., serving as secretary for the Terre Haute Association and later becoming State Secretary. After this, he studied at Lane and McCormack seminaries and was ordained in the Presbyterian church at Glidden, Iowa. He also pastored churches in Indianapolis, Grand Haven, MI, Red Wing and St. Paul, Minn. In 1909 he became associated with the Los Angeles Bible Institute. He wrote more that 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

Translator: Wilhelm C. Laube

William C. Laube Go to person page >

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Ist der Herr unser Hort
English Title:	Trust and Obey
Author:	John H. Sammis
Translator:	Wilhelm C. Laube
Language:	German
Refrain First Line:	Hoff auf den Herrn
Copyright:	Public Domain

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TRUST AND OBEY

One of the sturdiest of the some two thousand tunes Daniel Brink Towner (b. Rome, PA, 1850; d. Longwood, MO, 1919) composed, TRUST AND OBEY is also among the most popular. It is cast in the verse-refrain form typical of gospel hymns. Sing in harmony throughout. Though the use of a fermata in the re…

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