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Ye sad watch who are keeping

Ye sad watch who are keeping

Author: Adoniram J. Gordon
Tune: HOSMER (Gounod)
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: Adoniram J. Gordon

Adoniram J. Gordon (b. New Hampton, NH, 1836; d. Boston, MA, 1895) was educated at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and Newton Theological Seminary, Newton, Massachusetts. After being ordained in 1863, he served the Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and the Clarendon Street Baptist Church, Boston. A close friend of Dwight L. Moody, he promoted evangelism and edited The Service of Song for Baptist Churches (1871) as well as The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book (1872). Both Gordon College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary are named after Gordon. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Ye sad watch who are keeping
Author: Adoniram J. Gordon
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Wherefore comfort ye one another with these words
Copyright: Public Domain
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Immanuel Hymnal #d564

Immanuel Hymnal #d564
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The Coronation Hymnal #304

The Coronation Hymnal #304
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