EXPOSTULATION (Hopkins)

Composer: Josiah Hopkins

Hopkins, Josiah , D.D., was born at Pittsford, Vermont, April 13, 1786. From 1809 to 1830 he was pastor of a Congregational Church, at New Haven, Vermont; and from 1830 to 1848 of the First Presbyterian Church, Auburn, New York. He died at Geneva, New York, July 27, 1862. He was the editor of Conference Hymns , Auburn, 1846, and contributed hymns to the Christian Lyre , N. Y., 1830. From the latter work his hymns in common use are taken:— 1. 0 turn ye, 0 turn ye, for why will ye die. Expostulation. 2. Why sleep we, my brethren. Expostulation. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: EXPOSTULATION (Hopkins)
Composer: Josiah Hopkins
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Incipit: 13213 21656 53565
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #1212
Text: Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near
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The Cyber Hymnal #5416
Text: O Turn Ye, for Why Will You Die?
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The Cyber Hymnal #1212

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The Cyber Hymnal #5416

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