[While sleeping careless on the brink]

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[While sleeping careless on the brink]

Composer: D. S. Warner
Published in 5 hymnals


Composer: D. S. Warner

Warner, Daniel Sidney. (near Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, 1842--1895). Church of God. Reared on an Ohio farm. During the Civil War, he substituted for a brother. Later he taught school. He attended Oberlin College briefly in 1865. By 1867 he was licensed to preach by the Western Ohio Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennerian). His experience in preaching was gained on circuits in Nebraska and Ohio. In 1874 he was in trouble with the Eldership for preaching entire sanctification. Soon he joined the Indiana Eldership. In 1881 he was in trouble with this Eldership over sectism. Warner was an associate editor of the Herals of Gospel Freedom in 1878. this paper was merged with the Pilgrim about 1881, and the new paper was called th… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [While sleeping careless on the brink]
Composer: D. S. Warner
Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
Incipit: 53211 21665 11325
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

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While sleeping careless on the brink
Of an eternal woe,
I felt the touch of Jesus’ love,
And, oh, it charmed me so.

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Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1890190019101920193019401950196019701980050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

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Evening Light Songs #233

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Timeless Truths #336

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