[Though unseen, yet still we love Thee]

[Though unseen, yet still we love Thee]

Composer: W. H. Doane
Published in 2 hymnals


Composer: W. H. Doane

An industrialist and philanthropist, William H. Doane (b. Preston, CT, 1832; d. South Orange, NJ, 1915), was also a staunch supporter of evangelistic campaigns and a prolific writer of hymn tunes. He was head of a large woodworking machinery plant in Cincinnati and a civic leader in that city. He showed his devotion to the church by supporting the work of the evangelistic team of Dwight L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey and by endowing Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Denison University in Granville, Ohio. An amateur composer, Doane wrote over twenty-two hundred hymn and gospel song tunes, and he edited over forty songbooks. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Though unseen, yet still we love Thee]
Composer: W. H. Doane
Incipit: 32433 21355 43312
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Friend Unseen, We Love Thee

Tho’ unseen, yet still we love Thee,
Friend and Guide o’er life’s dark sea;
Thou art dearer than a brother
To our hearts can ever be. [CHORUS]

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Devotional Songs #164

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The Christian Church Hymnal #78

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