,,hymn ,,stories ,,of ,,the ,,twentieth ,,century by ,,william ,j4 ,,hart1 ,m4,a41 ,d4,d4 ,member of the ,hymn ,society of ,america1 author of ,unfamiliar ,stories of ,familiar ,hymns ,with a ,foreword by ,,bishop ,w4 ,,earl ,,ledden1 ,d4,d41 ,,ll4,d4 ,illustration3 ,publisher ,logo ,publishers ,w4 ,a4 ,,wilde ,,company ,boston ,copyright1 #aidh ,by ,w4 ,a4 ,wilde ,company ,all rights reserved ,made in the ,united ,states of ,america ,dedicated to ,the ,churches ,i ,have ,served as ,pastor ,,foreword ,the most important musical feature of any service of worship is the singing of hymns by the congregation4 ,when voices are united in ,christian song1 hearts may readily be joined in common worship4 ,then it becomes much more than a musical feature4 ,it becomes an act of worship4 ,and all who thus sing are builders of a ,temple of ,tone wherein their own hearts become the altar1 high and lifted up4 ,before this great thing can come to pass1 there must be a familiarity with the hymns--an appreciation of these crown jewels of the church4 ,anyone1 then1 who directs attention to ,christian hymns and stimulates interest in them is adding to our resources for private and public worship4 ,the author of this volume is continuing and extending his ,christian ministry by calling attention to the use of hymns and gospel songs on various occasions and exhorting us all to sing4 ,he is a retired member of the ,northern ,new ,york ,conference of ,the ,methodist ,church1 honored for his long and fruitful ministry1 and beloved for his unfailing devotion to the spreading of the gospel through the still wider use of ,christian hymns4 ,w4 ,earl ,ledden4 ,syracuse1 ,new ,york ,,table ,,of ,,contents ,introduction #i ,chapter ,i4 ,let's ,sing #ac #a4 ,they ,sang with the ,marine ,band #b4 ,song of the ,chaplain's ,wife #c4 ,our ,popular ,processional ,hymn #d4 ,heard ,lauder's ,song and ,wesley's ,hymn #e4 ,the ,hymn with ,exclamation ,points ,chapter ,,ii4 ,morning ,melodies #be #a4 ,the ,morning ,call #b4 ,morning ,hymn on an ,ocean ,voyage #c4 ,morning ,songs ,fill the ,day with ,music #d4 ,hymn ,suggested by a ,blaze of ,leafage ,chapter ,,iii4 ,sunset ,songs #cb #a4 ,nature ,gave the ,perfect ,touch #b4 ,the ,bells of ,trinity #c4 ,singing ,soldiers #d4 ,hymn ,discussion at ,oyster ,bay ,chapter ,,iv4 ,serenading the ,soul ,with ,song #ci #a4 ,that ,was ,yesterday6 #b4 ,song of the ,hidden ,singer #c4 ,americans ,sang with the ,japanese ,lady #d4 ,northfield's ,festival of ,sacred ,music ,chapter ,v4 ,hymns of ,comfort #dg #a4 ,god's ,angels in ,charge #b4 ,singing ,welshmen at ,oxford #c4 ,singing ,amid ,suffering #d4 ,songs of a ,sorrowing ,nation ,chapter ,,vi4 ,occasions ,to ,remember #eh #a4 ,abide ,with ,me in a ,submarine #b4 ,wheel ,chair ,singers #c4 ,sang the ,hymn from ,memory #d4 ,hymn ,expressed the ,hearer's ,feelings #e4 ,hymn of the ,homesick ,american #f4 ,his ,ordination ,hymn #g4 ,soldiers ,sang at ,their ,general's ,funeral ,chapter ,,vii4 ,hymns ,that ,changed ,lives #ga #a4 ,when ,catherine ,booth ,made the ,great ,decision #b4 ,his ,song and ,experience in a ,coal ,mine #c4 ,decision of the ,incorrigible #d4 ,the ,hymn ,that ,wrought a ,miracle ,chapter ,,viii4 ,songs of ,childhood and ,youth #hj #a4 ,song of the ,child in the ,shelter #b4 ,what the ,scouts ,sang #c4 ,jesus ,bids ,us ,shine #d4 ,men ,loved the ,kiddies' ,hymn ,chapter ,,ix4 ,sang in ,their ,own ,tongues #hg #a4 ,chinese and ,americans ,sang a ,negro ,spiritual #b4 ,christmas ,carols in ,two ,tongues #c4 ,everybody ,knows ',holy ,night' #d4 ,unifying ,influence ,of ,song at ,eastertide ,chapter ,x4 ,patriotic ,music in ,war and ,peace #ic #a4 ,surprise for ,american ,soldiers #b4 ,america the ,beautiful ,heard at ,arlington #c4 ,an ,american ,home on ,invasion ,day #d4 ,our ,god is ,marching ,on6 #e4 ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner at ,war's ,end #f4 ,kipling's ,recessional ,chapter ,,xi4 ,thanksgiving in ,song #aje #a4 ,two ,statesmen ,sang ,america #b4 ,gunner ,led the ,song ,of ,praise #c4 ,minister ,thrilled by ,singing of ,philadelphia ,laymen #d4 ,we ,love the ,place #e4 ,memorable ,rendering of the ,doxology ,chapter ,,xii4 ,carols at ,christmastide #aae #a4 ,christmas ,carols on ,deck of ,battleship #b4 ,christmastide ,song of ,blind ,singers #c4 ,not ,too ,late to ,hear the ,christmas ,music #d4 ,carol the ,children ,wanted ,chapter ,,xiii4 ,the ,cross and the ,church #aba #a4 ,building ,gone1 but ,hymn ,remains #b4 ,an ,army with ,banners #c4 ,church ,cross ,inspired ,grocer's ,song #d4 ,visiting ,singer ,familiar with the ,hymn ,chapter ,,xiv4 ,easter ,with the ,hymnal #abg #a4 ,easter ,song of a ,centenarian #b4 ,easter in ,new ,guinea #c4 ,eastertide ,hymn at an ,easter ,funeral #d4 ,mother's ,hymn at ,eventide ,bibliography #ace ,index of ,hymns #acg ,,introduction ,that was heavenly1 said a ,welshman at the close of a service of sacred song at which he had listened to the narration of incidents with apparent delight and had joyously joined in the singing4 ,hymns are a source of joy to persons of all ages2 and youth and age alike enjoy singing them4 ,the hymnal stands next to the ,bible in the devotional reading of many people4 ,workers among young people find hymn stories to be an important feature of their work2 and preachers know that an illustration relating to a hymn not only makes an effective appeal but is also long remembered4 ,short hymn stories give comforting satisfaction to sick people in their quiet chambers1 especially when they can sometimes sing or hum them4 ,great hymns belong to the ages4 ,they are timeless1 and always new stories are being associated with them4 ,but this collection of stories does not range over the centuries2 it comes from our own century almost entirely4 ,the hymns are mostly old2 but the stories are new4 ,two quotations indicate what a hymn is and its effects4 ,the following was adopted by ,the ,hymn ,society of ,america as its definition of a ,christian hymn3 ,a ,christian hymn is a lyric poem1 reverently and devotionally conceived1 which is designed to be sung and which expresses the worshipper's attitude toward ,god1 or ,god's purposes in human life4 ,it should be simple and metrical in form1 genuinely emotional1 poetic and literary in style1 spiritual in quality1 and in its ideas so direct and so immediately apparent as to unify a congregation while singing it4--,carl ,f4 ,price4 ,some kinds of music are like mental and spiritual food4 ,they console us when we have lost someone dear to us4 ,they inspire us to higher forms of living1 which give us greater inner satisfaction4 ,they stimulate us to make greater effort to overcome the immense difficulties in the future4 ,this kind of music is beyond question of great value to every individual1 community1 and nation4 ,this kind of music was bequeathed to us from many lands and is the birthright of everyone4--,leopold ,stokowski in ,the ,new ,york ,times ,magazine4 ,hymn stories are related to a definite moment and to an unusual experience1 such as the one which tells of the men in the submarine 7p4 #fj72 or that which relates how the visiting ,scotsman thrilled the ,presbyterian ministers in ,philadelphia1 and their kindled emotions found expression in a hymn 7p4 #aji74 ,many of them came spontaneously from the heart1 and thus they make a lasting impression4 ,such incidents as these1 coming from several lands1 the author has gleaned from many sources1 both ,american and ,british1 and now he shares them with his readers4 ,the sources from whence they came have been indicated1 and his gratitude for the privilege of passing them on to others is very great4 ,the index will enable the reader to find the hymns included4 ,the hymns themselves come from standard hymnals of the churches4 ,a short bibliography is included4 ,among the books mentioned1 that of ,dr4 ,moffatt is especially useful1 because it partakes1 somewhat1 of the nature of a short dictionary of hymnology4 ,professor ,smith's work is unique in its arrangements and will be particularly helpful to those preparing programs for special occasions4 ,a copy of the handbook to the hymnal which the reader uses will prove to be very valuable4 ,the author gratefully acknowledges the helpful service rendered by the ,rev4 ,herbert ,harrison4 ,readers will peruse with deep interest the ,foreword written by ,bishop ,w4 ,earl ,ledden4 ,his life has been intimately related to church music4 ,during his student days in both college and theological seminary1 he was actively associated with musical leadership4 ,since his election to the episcopacy1 he has sometimes given addresses to group meetings of ministers and church lay leaders on the importance of appropriate music in church services4 ,his words1 therefore1 come from the pen of one who has had ripe experience in the field of hymnology4 ,william ,j4 ,hart4 ,lacona1 ,new ,york ,,chapter ,i ,,let',s ,,sing ,so will we sing and praise thy power --7,psa4 #ba3ac74 ,lend a voice to swell the chorus1 ,chant the songs that time endears2 ,they were sung by those before us1 ,they will chime along the years4 --,arthur ,guiterman in ,the ,classmate4 ,we have no surer link with our fathers of generations past1 and with our fellow-,christians of to-day1 than is provided by the psalms and hymns and spiritual songs which are our spiritual heritage4 --,preface to ,the ,hymnary of the ,united ,church of ,canada4 ,the echoes of your music die2 ,some say1 ',the song is ended'--but ,they do not know4 ,it lives on--in my soul2 ,and ,i stay nearer ,god ,because of it4 --,bessie ,c4 ,hicks in ,the ,church ,school4 ,congregational singing1 as we know it1 we really owe to ,luther and to ,calvin4 --,dr4 ,arthur ,john ,gossip4 ,they ,sang with the ,marine ,band ,the community ,christmas ,tree at ,washington in #aidf afforded a pleasant occasion when it was illuminated4 ,the scene was outlined for1 probably1 millions of listeners in all parts of the country4 ,the nation was enjoying an unusually happy season1 for though ,world ,war ,,ii had ended more than a year before1 many of the nation's sons and daughters who had taken a part in the terrific struggle had only recently returned to their homes4 ,wartime restrictions had made a tree impossible for a few years2 and so this lighting of the tree at the capital was an enjoyable feature1 and ,washington1 apparently1 made the most of it4 ,the evening was fair4 ,the crowds were in attendance1 and ,president ,truman delivered an address4 ,the ,united ,states ,marine ,band played1 of course1 and the school children1 in festive mood1 sang1 as well as others4 ,the tree was ablaze with lights4 ,the ceremonies were announced to close with the playing of ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner by the band1 and the musicians began to play4 ,soon there came over the radio the humming of many voices1 then the people began to sing as the band played4 ,gradually the volume of voices increased4 ,and before the music ceased it sounded as though a mighty chorus expressed their pent-up feelings in the happy strains3 ,oh1 say6 does that star-spangled banner still wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave8 ,the joy of freedom was in their hearts and voices at that happy and memorable moment4 ,band and voices made mighty and glorious music for the many who sat in their homes and listened to the convenient radio4 ,song of the ,chaplain's ,wife ,she was lonesome as she sat in the small parsonage4 ,her preacher husband had entered the army as a chaplain in ,world ,war ,,ii1 and this little woman1 like many others of that period1 had several problems to solve4 ,a family of small children had to be looked after4 ,furthermore1 being a lay preacher1 she had been asked to care for her husband's church during the period of his service with the armed forces of the ,united ,states4 ,household help was almost impossible to secure2 but1 with the aid of a high school girl1 mostly1 she cared for the home1 with its three small children1 and also the church4 ,this little woman 7for she was really small physically7 was a trained musician4 ,she could both play and sing1 if need be1 as well as preach4 ,natural was it1 therefore1 that she should turn to her hymnal as well as her ,bible for needed strength of soul4 ,she found it in a comparatively new hymn4 ,its prayerful spirit expressed the yearning desire of her soul3 ,come6 ,peace of ,god1 and dwell again on earth1 ,come1 with the calm that hailed ,thy ,prince's birth1 ,come1 with the healing of ,thy gentle touch1 ,come1 ,peace of ,god1 that this world needs so much4 ,she asked to have it sung when ,i led a devotional service4 ,then ,i later wrote her1 asking3 ,what particular association has this hymn with your life8 ,her answer was as follows3 ,it is a favorite hymn with me1 partly because of the unusual and beautiful harmony to be found in the music1 and partly because the words are my own prayer for the world1 and also for myself1 now that my husband is serving as a chaplain4 ,seeking information concerning the hymn itself1 ,i turned to the informing work of ,dr4 ,mc,cutchen4 ,there ,i learned that it was written about #aibh1 when there was much talk about the peace of the world and a great desire for it amid the unrest of the nations4 ,the author1 ,miss ,may ,rowland1 submitted it in manuscript to the commission preparing the new hymnal of ,the ,methodist ,church1 and its inclusion in this book 7#aice7 marked its first publication4 ,the author of the hymn1 and also the composer of the tune 7,pax71 are both residents of ,england1 and each is a prize-winner4 ,when ,the ,hymn ,society of ,america issued an appeal for a ,hymn for ,airmen1 though there were more than twelve hundred competitors from all parts of the world1 ,miss ,rowland won4 ,musicians were then invited to furnish a musical setting for the same4 ,this contest was also world-wide1 and ,miss ,lily ,rendle was the winner4 ,this was in #aibh2 and both women were greatly surprised to learn that they each lived in ,bournemouth within a mile of each other1 though they were born in different parts of the country4 ,since that time their artistic association has been close4 ,one of their beautiful joint productions is this3 ,the day is slowly wending ,toward its silent ending1 ,but 'mid its light declining ,the evening star is shining3 ,o ,father1 while we sleep1 ,thy children keep6 ,world ,war ,,ii ended suddenly and dramatically4 ,soldiers were returning home in large numbers by the latter part of #aide4 ,will ,daddy be home for ,christmas8 the chaplain's children began to ask4 ,we hope so1 was the cheery reply of the anticipating woman4 ,perhaps he'll even return for ,thanksgiving1 she added4 ,one day early in ,november ,chaplain ,donald ,m4 ,cobb1 of the ,united ,states ,army1 appeared at the parsonage in the little railroad center at ,richland1 ,new ,york4 ,what an unspeakably happy moment for him1 his wife1 and the three growing children6 ,thanksgiving and ,christmas would both be spent at home4 ,now a manly voice could blend with the voices of his wife and the growing girls1 as that night the family circle gathered around the piano and sang3 ,come6 ,blessed ,peace1 as when1 in hush of eve1 ,god's benediction falls on souls who grieve2 ,as shines a star when weary day departs1 ,come6 ,peace of ,god1 and rule within our hearts4 ,our ,popular ,processional ,hymn ,the annual picnic in many of our ,american ,sunday ,schools has some features in common with the annual tea treat in the program of the village ,sunday ,schools in ,england4 ,the latter1 however1 has some more spectacular features1 such as the procession through the village streets headed1 most likely1 by a band as well as the minister and the superintendent4 ,whit-,monday is a favored time in many sections of the country for this eagerly anticipated event4 ,for such a day as this a young curate in ,horbury1 a ,yorkshire village1 was asked to select a hymn to be sung for the ,whit-,monday occasion4 ,he thought of a good marching tune1 but he did not like the words4 ,so he sat up late one night1 composed his own song1 and it was sung the next day for the first time4 ,that was in #ahfd2 and it was published in ,the ,church ,times 7,october #ae7 that same year as a ,hymn for ,procession with ,cross and ,banners3 ,onward1 ,christian soldiers6 ,marching as to war1 ,with the cross of ,jesus ,going on before4 ,christ1 the royal ,master1 ,leads against the foe2 ,forward into battle1 ,see ,his banners go6 ,this hymn rates high both in the ,united ,states and in ,england4 ,st4 ,gertrude is ideally associated with the song4 ,this tune came from ,sir ,arthur ,sullivan2 but someone has sagely remarked1 ,it took ,baring-,gould to inspire ,sir ,arthur4 ,as a hymn of inspiration it has no superior1 said ,dr4 ,e4 ,s4 ,lorenz4 ,more than half a century ago ,dr4 ,charles ,s4 ,robinson made this illuminating comment3 ,it meets an ,american ideal1 mechanically speaking1 in that it is simple1 rhythmical1 lyric1 and has a refrain at the end of each stanza4 ,the little folks like to sing this song whenever they have the opportunity1 and this is one of the hymns they often learn before they can read4 ,it is fundamentally a ,sunday ,school song2 but it has grown up and is now sung many more times in the congregation than in the ,sunday school4 ,gloriously inspiring is it to hear a great company of people of all ages sing3 ,crown and thrones may perish1 ,kingdoms rise and wane1 ,but the ,church of ,jesus ,constant will remain4 ,sabine ,baring-,gould1 the author 7#ahcd-aibd7 a graduate of ,cambridge ,university1 was a man of unusual versatility4 ,some of his experiences were exceptional4 ,he had means at his disposal1 and spent considerable time in his youth in ,france and ,germany4 ,writing extensively1 it is said that he has more book titles listed in the literary catalogue of the ,british ,museum than any other writer of his times4 ,various parishes were served by him until #ahha4 ,he then exercised his rights as squire of the estate in ,lew ,trenchard1 ,devon1 which he inherited from his father1 and appointed himself as rector4 ,this historic incident has been preserved for us by ,dr4 ,e4 ,s4 ,lorenz3 ,it had been carefully arranged by the ,executive ,committee of the ,world's ,sunday ,school ,convention1 held at ,washington1 ,d4 ,c41 in #aiaj1 that the hymn ',onward1 ,christian ,soldiers1' should be sung in ,sunday ,schools in every part of the world on ,sunday1 ,may #bb1 of that year4 ,for this purpose the hymn was translated and printed in more than one hundred languages and dialects4 ,what a magnificent illustration of the solidarity of the ,christian ,church in a progressive1 aggressive attitude6 ,heard ,lauder's ,song and ,wesley's ,hymn ,before going to our watch-night services many of us heard ,sir ,harry ,lauder singing his old favorite1 ',keep right on to the end of the road1' from ',though the way be long1 let your heart be strong1' wrote a woman at the beginning of #aidg4 ,she was thus reminded that though we take a long look backward at the close of a year1 we are also disposed to take a forward look when the ,new ,year dawns4 ,then the woman went to the watch-night service at the church4 ,soon she found herself singing with the others the hymn written for this occasion by ,charles ,wesley3 ,come1 let us anew our journey pursue1 ,roll round with the year1 ,and never stand still till the ,master appear4 ,his adorable will let us gladly fulfill1 ,and our talents improve1 ,by the patience of hope1 and the labor of love4 ,returning home1 she confessed that she found herself with the feeling that the ,scotch minstrel and the ,english hymn writer each had an appropriate message for the human spirit4 ,the ,hymn with ,exclamation ,points ,after ,dr4 ,charles ,kendall ,gilbert was elected to succeed ,bishop ,william ,t4 ,manning as head of the ,protestant ,episcopal diocese of ,new ,york in the latter part of ,january1 #aidg1 ,the ,new ,york ,times said in an editorial3 ,it will now be his responsibility to build his church on ever stronger foundations in a world beset by doubt1 bewilderment and confusion4 ,but it is also an inspiring task4 ,the hymn sung before his election was dedicatory3 ',rise up1 ,o men of ,god6 ,have done with lesser things4' ,that hymn will be sung when everything else about you is forgotten1 the great pulpit orator of ,brooklyn1 ,dr4 ,s4 ,parkes ,cadman1 once remarked to the author of the vigorous hymn which both clergymen and laymen sang together on that responsible day4 ,every stanza has at least one exclamation point1 remarked ,dr4 ,charles ,a4 ,boyd1 when he called attention to this peculiar feature of the hymn written by ,dr4 ,william ,pierson ,merrill4 ,in fact1 out of the four stanzas in the copy now in front of the writer1 two of these have two exclamation points each4 ,the vivid style of this hymn1 therefore1 is an emphatic call for speedy action4 ,the hymn was written to incite men to do something1 and to do it without delay4 ,hence the call3 ,give heart and mind and soul and strength ,to serve the ,king of kings4 ,this hymn was written for a definite purpose and a particular occasion4 ,it came to us early in the twentieth century when the ,brotherhood movement was one of large proportions in some of the great denominations in the ,united ,states2 and the large conventions which were held in vital centers of the country were scenes of tremendous enthusiasm4 ,during that period ,nolan ,r4 ,best1 then editor of ,the ,continent1 remarked to ,dr4 ,merrill that there was need of a ,brotherhood hymn4 ,the suggestion lingered in the mind of the latter4 ,about the same time 7#aiaa7 ,dr4 ,merrill read an article by ,gerald ,stanley ,lee on ,the ,church of ,strong ,men4 ,i was on one of the ,lake ,michigan steamers1 ,dr4 ,r4 ,g4 ,mc,cutchen quotes him as saying1 going back to ,chicago for a ,sunday at my own church1 when suddenly this hymn came up1 almost without conscious thought or effort4 ,quickly the hymn made an appeal to various denominations1 which included it in their revised hymnals4 ,other countries1 also1 approvingly placed this hymn in their new books4 ,thus it is found in ,the ,hymnary of the ,united ,church of ,canada1 and ,the ,methodist ,hymn ,book1 ,london4 ,dr4 ,merrill once said1 ,it has given me very deep satisfaction to have the hymn obtain such general use4 ,several times each year ,i am asked for permission to include it in some new collection of hymns4 ,but1 as ,dr4 ,c4 ,m4 ,washburn has remarked1 ,any hymnal is enriched because of the inclusion of these challenging lines4 ,a newspaper reporter 7,ernest ,j4 ,bowden7 in an upstate city of ,new ,york has an assignment each ,sunday to attend a selected church1 and then write his impressions4 ,he is peculiarly sensitive to the music rendered1 and often makes illuminating comments on the same4 ,he was peculiarly gratified when1 on a ,december ,sunday1 he was assigned to a ,presbyterian church to report a visiting minister4 ,thirty years earlier he had heard a new hymn sung in a city in ,california1 and he had remembered the name of the writer4 ,now came the opportunity to hear him4 ,after the service he met the author1 and the two talked about ,dr4 ,merrill's choice hymn4 ,the author told the newspaper man that while on a trip to ,oriental missions he had heard this hymn sung in both ,japanese and ,chinese4 ,also1 it was sung at a meeting in ,india which he addressed4 ,at the close of the gathering ,dr4 ,merrill said to the leader of the music1 ,it was very thoughtful of you to sing my hymn4 ,we didn't know that you wrote it2 we sang it because we like it1 was the reply4 ,better still1 continued ,dr4 ,merrill4 ,that's the finest tribute it could have received4 ,this sketch was then given by the reporter of ,dr4 ,merrill1 in #aidd1 ,he is a genial soul1 free and friendly as the gospel he preached in ,brick ,church1 ,new ,york4 ,he retired in #aich1 and is now climbing toward eighty4 ,but you would never think it to see him4 ,his voice rang clear as a bell through every pew4 ,then1 speaking as a layman1 he remarked3 ,when a group of men have been sitting for hours1 or days1 in conference1 threshing over the routine of church or community1 what more fitting climax could there be than the call to sing in parting3 ',rise up1 ,o men of ,god6 ,have done with lesser things2 ,give heart and mind and soul and strength ,to serve the ,king of kings4' ,the wide service rendered by this hymn to the ,christian ,church is indicated by the fact that when the ,bishop of ,ripon congratulated ,dr4 ,merrill on having written such a choice and practical hymn1 he said3 ,i use it at every communion service in my diocese where young people are received into the church4 ,thus did the ,episcopalian leader pay tribute to the appeal of the hymn written by the eminent ,presbyterian author4 ,doubtless this hymn is destined to play a valiant part in helping to ,bring in the day of ,brotherhood ,and end the night of wrong4 ,i cherish a program sent me by a friend who lives in a ,cornish town beyond the wide ,atlantic4 ,it outlined a great service of thanksgiving for the return of peace held in one of the largest churches in the county1 when the several churches of the community participated4 ,the rector of the parish and the several ministers of the town united in conducting a carefully prepared service of hymns1 responsive readings1 prayers and addresses4 ,thus they that day remembered those who had fallen in ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,then1 in closing1 those men1 women and youth1 which packed the great building1 led by a worthy choir1 stood and sang the hymn of our ,american author3 ,rise up1 ,o men of ,god6 ,the ,church for you doth wait1 ,her strength unequal to her task2 ,rise up1 and make her great6 ,then came the closing stanza1 with also two exclamation points3 ,lift high the cross of ,christ6 ,tread where ,his feet have trod2 ,as brothers of the ,son of ,man1 ,rise up1 ,o men of ,god6 ,,chapter ,,ii ,,morning ,,melodies ,but ,i sing of thy strength1 a morning song to thy love4 7,psa4 #ei3af1 ,moffatt74 ,for lovely morning songs we have3 7#a7 ',come1 my soul1 thou must be waking2 ,now is breaking ,o'er the earth another day4' 7#b7 ',when morning gilds the skies1 ,my heart awaking cries1 ,may ,jesus ,christ be praised6' 7#c7 ',fairest ,lord ,jesus1 ,ruler of all nature1 ,o ,thou of ,god and man the ,son1 ,thee will ,i cherish ,thee will ,i honor1 ,thee1 my soul's ,glory1 ,joy1 and ,crown4' ,the third of these is something which seems to me a perfect hymn4--,from an address by ,dean ,howard ,chandler ,robbins at the ,northfield ,general ,conference1 #aich4 ,the ,morning ,call ,her father was a lay preacher1 and she1 a school teacher1 followed in his steps4 ,she was in the pulpit on that ,sunday morning when an ,american citizen visited the country of his birth1 in the summer of #aidf to observe post-war conditions4 ,he was now amid familiar scenes in the far south of ,england4 ,the morning was full of glorious sunshine1 and he went to church as he had done when a boy4 ,then he wrote an account of the service1 and sent it to his home folks4 ,what1 he wondered1 would be the hymn which this spiritually and mentally disciplined woman might select for the opening of the service4 ,that question was answered when this preacher-daughter of a preacher-father announced the charming lines of ,geoffrey ,a4 ,studdert ,kennedy3 ,awake1 awake to love and work1 ,the lark is in the sky1 ,the fields are wet with diamond dew1 ,the worlds awake to cry ,their blessings on the ,lord of ,life1 ,as ,he goes meekly by4 ,there the visitor blended his voice with some of those he had known in his boyhood days as they together worshipped in the village church4 ,the preacher stood in the pulpit with the ease of one born to it1 and joined in the singing with the full-voiced enthusiasm of a thrush or mockingbird on a spring morning4 ,this song is placed among the morning hymns in ,the ,hymnal of the ,protestant ,episcopal ,church 7#aidj74 ,imaginative and impressive is the language used in the second verse3 ,come1 let thy voice be one with theirs1 ,shout with their shout of praise2 ,see how the giant sun roars up1 ,great ,lord of years and days6 ,so let the love of ,jesus come ,and set thy soul ablaze4 ,woodbine ,willie was the name1 for some reason1 given to the author when he became a chaplain in ,world ,war ,i4 ,his was a charmed name in the army1 and his experiences there made him an enthusiast for peace4 ,he became a rector in ,london1 and in #aibd he made a visit to the ,united ,states and added many persons to the long list of friends already his4 ,death came to him in ,liverpool in #aibi4 ,someone characterized him as the wholly lovable prophet of social righteousness4 ,through coming years he will continue to speak to the hearts of many who joyfully sing his inspiring morning hymn with its lilting tune4 ,morning ,hymn on an ,ocean ,voyage ,time for reflection is found on an ocean voyage1 and1 as the writer and many others can testify1 lasting impressions are often made4 ,such an experience came to one who was making a trip around the world in the days between two world wars4 ,the sea1 said he1 was not a friend of mine as we rode the mountainous waves for nearly three weeks without a port of call4 ,much of the time1 indeed1 he lay in his cabin simply watching the rising and the falling of the waves through the porthole4 ,a ,sunday morning1 however1 dawned fair and bright2 and he found himself able to make his way to the top deck for divine worship4 ,never1 he confessed1 was he more deeply touched by a hymn than when the company of passengers1 and some members of the crew1 united in singing as their opening hymn3 ,new every morning is the love ,our wakening and uprising prove2 ,through sleep and darkness safely brought1 ,restored to life and power and thought4 ,the memory of that hymn proved to be cheering and invigorating4 ,he later wrote3 ,how beautiful this sunny ,sunday morning with no land1 or fish1 or bird in sight4 ,just the sun1 the sky1 and the sea4 ,how sacred the upper deck seemed that morning6 ,can you not believe that ,i never hear this hymn sung without again feeling the waves lifting me1 the scene crowding my brain with its poignancy--sea1 sky1 sun1 and ,god's care through another night on the ocean waves4 ,a brilliant scholar was ,john ,keble1 author of ,the ,christian ,year1 from which this hymn comes4 ,it is regarded as one of the greatest religious classics in the ,english language4 ,this tribute has been paid to this work by ,nutter and ,tillett3 ,what the ,prayer ,book is in prose for public worship1 ',the ,christian ,year' is in poetry for private devotion4 ,mentally suggestive are the lines which have such a direct relation to daily living3 ,new mercies1 each returning day1 ,hover around us while we pray2 ,new perils past1 new sins forgiven1 ,new thoughts of ,god1 new hopes of heaven4 ,morning ,songs ,fill the ,day with ,music ,skilled in both the art and science of making lovely gardens1 ,silas ,kenton loved to sing while working4 ,the story of this interesting ,english gardener was related by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,horton in ,say ,it with ,song4 ,good morning1 ,kenton1 was the cheery greeting of ,lady ,lawder1 by whom he was employed1 one day4 ,then she added3 ,you were singing early this morning1 ,silas4 ,i could hear you as ,i lay in bed4 ,i hope ,i didn't disturb your ladyship1 he answered4 ,i had forgotten the green-houses were so near your room4 ,it was thoughtless of me and ,i am sorry indeed4 ,well1 it did wake me up1 but ,i didn't mind4 ,what was it you were singing8 ,the tune was familiar to me4 ,it was an old favorite of mine1 replied ,silas3 ',holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty6 ,early in the morning our song shall rise to ,thee4' ,the musical gardener then made this observation3 ,you see1 ma'am1 when the world gets busy1 there are doubtless thousands upon thousands of singers whose songs are rising like sweet music to the skies4 ,i like to think that most mornings ,i'm one of the earliest of the ,lord's servants offering my tribute of praise4 ,besides ,i always think a few songs before breakfast fill the heart with music all the day4 ,hymn ,suggested by a ,blaze of ,leafage ,for eight months an ,english ,episcopalian bishop confined to a ,japanese prison saw no sunlight4 ,but this prisoner of war did witness what he described as a blaze of leafage on some trees4 ,this sight recalled to the mind of the bishop a hymn from the heart and pen of ,charles ,wesley3 ,christ1 whose glory fills the skies1 ,christ1 the true1 the only ,light1 ,sun of righteousness1 arise1 ,triumph o'er the shades of night2 ,day-,spring from on high1 be near2 ,day-,star1 in my heart appear4 ,this experience which came to ,dr4 ,j4 ,l4 ,wilson1 ,bishop of ,singapore1 who was representing the ,church of ,england1 stood out above all others1 and represented the value of a mind stored with memories of hymns4 ,three thousand people listened most attentively for forty-five minutes in the ,city ,hall1 ,sheffield1 ,england1 in ,september1 #aidf1 as the speaker narrated experiences which can come only in war time4 ,a reporter was among those who heard with amazement the words of the bishop as he explained how1 charged with being a spy1 he was imprisoned1 tortured1 and flogged with ropes almost beyond endurance by the ,japanese4 ,four thousand persons were crowded into a prison designed to accommodate seven hundred4 ,they were a courageous company1 however4 ,when men and women came downstairs bleeding from torture1 they might not speak2 but they smiled1 and the others smiled back4 ,bishop ,wilson was the only ,european among ,malayans1 ,indians and ,chinese4 ,but his fellow-prisoners1 observing his firmness and forgiving spirit1 asked him to teach them to pray4 ,bread and wine were lacking1 but ,bishop ,wilson used tea or water in the celebration of the ,holy ,communion on ,sundays4 ,it might be irregular1 the speaker remarked with a smile2 but he could not be convinced that it was not valid4 ,a ,christian girl1 he learned1 was there for helping the ,british1 and the elements were passed through the prison bars to her4 ,the hymn which lifted the soul of the imprisoned bishop above his immediate surroundings came from the singing spirit of ,charles ,wesley1 and appeared in #agdj in his ,hymns and ,sacred ,poems4 ,the hymnology of both ,british and ,american ,methodism is enriched by the inclusion of this song of worship2 and it is also found in the ,hymnal of the ,protestant ,episcopal ,church1 ,the ,hymnal 7,presbyterian71 ,the ,hymnary 7of the ,united ,church of ,canada71 ,the ,inter-,church ,hymnal1 etc4 ,the three verses will be found full of the sunshine of which they sing1 observed ,dr4 ,charles ,s4 ,robinson4 ,lovers of literature will be especially interested in a comment made by ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt1 where he says1 ,george ,eliot uses this hymn in ,adam ,bede describing how ,seth ,bede1 the young ,methodist1 on leaving his brother one ,sunday morning in ,february1 'walked leisurely homeward1 mentally repeating one of his favorite hymns4' ,it was this one4 ,easy is it1 therefore1 for us to imagine ,bishop ,wilson1 the liberty-loving ,englishman1 confined to a sunless prison in a foreign country1 catching a glimpse of a blaze of leafage on some trees1 then refreshing his singing spirit by mentally repeating the lines which he had often joined with others in publicly singing when a youth in his homeland3 ,dark and cheerless is the morn ,unaccompanied by ,thee2 ,joyless is the day's return ,till ,thy mercy's beams ,i see2 ,till they inward light impart1 ,cheer my eyes and warm my heart4 ,stone walls do not a prison make when one has a song in his soul4 ,and he who knows his hymnal well has one for every occasion4 ,,chapter ,,iii ,,sunset ,,songs ,in the night ,i sang of him4 7,psa4 #db3aj1 ,moffatt74 ,one of the most successful numbers sung in the series of ,sunday evening concerts1 which for several years it was my privilege and pleasure to sponsor1 was that old ,english hymn1 ',now the ,day is ,over4' ,that hymn marked the close of each ,sunday night concert1 and the thousands of letters ,i received from listeners throughout the country gave sure evidence that this old religious song struck a responsive chord in the heart of listeners everywhere4 --,a4 ,atwater ,kent in a broadcast on ,radio's ,influence on ,music4 ,a group of young men from an ,english theological college1 the ,cliff ,college ,trekkers1 went1 during the summer of #aicf1 to ,morecambe1 and there this band of energetic youth held ,sunday services on the slipway4 ,evening prayer was also held by them at the slipway1 and one who was present expressed gratitude through the press for the privilege of sharing these moments of quiet devotion4 ,following prayers1 the entire company united in singing3 ,all hail the power of ,jesus' name4 ,people who had listened to the inspirational hymn were doubtless singing in their hearts1 as they walked to their seaside residences1 the glowing words3 ,and crown ,him ,lord of all4 ,nature ,gave the ,perfect ,touch ,some of the great moments of a lifetime were experienced by lovers of sacred music on an evening in late ,june1 #aica1 at the stadium of ,cornell ,university4 ,the ,westminster ,choirs1 arrayed in their resplendent robes1 sang under the leadership of the distinguished conductor1 ,dr4 ,j4 ,finley ,williamson4 ,a representative of ,the ,syracuse ,post-,standard thus sketched the event for his newspaper3 ,the scene3--,eleven harps were ranged on the velvet green in front of the singers4 ,the skies were hung with black clouds for a canopy4 ,the soft beauty of the marvellous scenery1 as far as the eye could reach1 surrounded all4 ,lightning darted through the clouds1 and the low rumble of thunder was a background for the celestial music of the harps as they played the hymn3 ',day is dying in the west2 ,heaven is touching earth with rest3 ,wait and worship while the night ,sets her evening lamps alight ,through all the sky4' ,when the voices1 in unison with the harps1 hummed the melody1 it was something to be cherished in memory4 ,words fail to describe adequately the impression4 ,it was the perfect touch that only nature is able to give to human effort4 ,during such sublime moments the musicians passed to the close of the hymn3 ,holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god of hosts6 ,heaven and earth are full of ,thee6 ,heaven and earth are praising ,thee1 ,o ,lord most high6 ,the music combined with the display of nature to induce a mood which brought ,god very close to his earthly children that ,june afternoon4 ,the ,bells of ,trinity ,startled as he wandered rather aimlessly amid lower ,new ,york1 a distinguished visitor listened to the ,bells of ,trinity ,church as they joyously pealed forth the strains of3 ,hark1 hark1 my soul6 angelic songs are swelling ,o'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore2 ,how sweet the truth those blessd strains are telling ,of that new life when sin shall be no more6 ,the music fell with soul-stirring effect on the ears of ,dr4 ,john ,a4 ,hutton1 long-time editor of ,the ,british ,weekly1 who was in the ,united ,states1 as he frequently was in summer-time1 to fulfill engagements in preaching and lecturing4 ,the location of ,trinity ,church1 whence came the eventide music1 deepened the interest in the hymn4 ,said ,dr4 ,hutton3 ,i was hearing the ,lord's song just where the ,lord's song stands in most need of being heard1 and just where the ,lord's song sounds most sweetly4 ,i was hearing the ,lord's song in a strange land4 ,down opposite ,wall street1 ,where ,mammon holds the throne1 dwarfed and almost overshadowed by immense business and financial houses1 rises the spire of ,trinity4 ,hence1 where men were engrossed in the things of time and sense1 there fell upon the ear a song that spoke of heaven4 ,the most popular setting in ,america for this hymn is ,pilgrims by ,henry ,smart1 with what ,h4 ,augustine ,smith calls its plaintive wistfulness4 ,this hymn therefore1 according to ,boyd1 appeals to both the poetic sense and the musical ear4 ,personally ,i have seen congregations deeply moved as they have joined in singing1 at an evening service of worship3 ,angels1 sing on6 your faithful watches keeping2 ,sing us sweet fragments of the songs above2 ,till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping1 ,and life's long shadows break in cloudless love4 ,singing ,soldiers ,fifteen soldiers were gathered together on a ,thursday evening in a little ,french village behind the line during the ,first ,world ,war4 ,forming themselves into a semicircle around the chaplain1 ,thomas ,tiplady1 who has described the scene in ,the ,cross at the ,front1 they made choice of the hymn they would like sung to open their devotional meeting4 ,then they joined in singing3 ,at even1 ere the sun was set1 ,the sick1 ,o ,lord1 around ,thee lay2 ,o in what divers pains they met6 ,o with what joy they went away6 ,once more 'tis eventide1 and we1 ,oppressed with various ills1 draw near2 ,what if ,thy form we cannot see8 ,we know and feel that ,thou art here4 ,the evening was still1 and the voices of the men playing football not far away were heard1 as well as the sound of guns4 ,yet as the men sang the birds were also singing in some neighboring trees4 ,chaplain ,tiplady makes this observation3 ,to him who has only sung this hymn in a church much of its beauty must of necessity be hidden4 ,it is revealed only in the light of the setting sun4 ,the men were facing the ,golden ,west4 ,the pomp of the dying day lay upon the rustling leaves of the trees and upon the grass at our feet4 ,it lit up with beauty the faces of the men as they sang4 ,soon it would be gone1 and the shadows would wrap us round as with a mantle4 ,but those ,englishmen in ,france sang their faith and prayer3 ,thy touch has still its ancient prayer1 ,no word from ,thee can fruitless fall2 ,hear in this solemn evening hour1 ,and in ,thy mercy heal us all4 ,hymn ,discussion at ,oyster ,bay ,captain ,archibald ,w4 ,butt1 personal aide to ,president ,theodore ,roosevelt1 spending a week-end at the ,roosevelt residence in ,oyster ,bay1 ,n4 ,y41 accompanied the family to a morning service of worship on ,july #bg1 #aijh1 at the ,episcopal ,church4 ,mrs4 ,roosevelt was a member of this church4 ,mr4 ,roosevelt was a member of the ,dutch ,reformed ,church1 but when in ,oyster ,bay he used to worship with the family2 and so1 on this occasion1 he took ,captain ,butt1 also an ,episcopalian1 with him4 ,later in the day ,captain ,butt referred to the hymns sung in the service1 and1 being from the ,south1 made this observation3 ,i think the ,south likes strong1 sentimental hymns1 while every one which was sung at ,oyster ,bay had some poetic value4 ,theodore ,roosevelt sang hymns with zest1 and enjoyed variety4 ,on this day1 however1 he declared that his favorite hymn was3 ,christ is made the sure ,foundation1 ,christ the head and corner-stone1 ,chosen of the ,lord1 and precious1 ,binding all the ,church in one2 ,holy ,sion's help for ever1 ,and her confidence alone4 ,this is a translation from an old ,latin hymn by ,dr4 ,john ,mason ,neale4 ,information concerning this hymn by ,dr4 ,charles ,s4 ,robinson is as follows3 ,it is more popular in ,england than it is on this side of the water1 except1 perhaps1 among ,episcopalians1 who1 as a denomination1 seem very fond of it4 ,it is used for corner-stone services1 and for dedications and the like1 with much acceptance4 ,holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty6 was given by ,mr4 ,roosevelt as his next choice4 ,but he also expressed admiration for ,jerusalem the ,golden1 and very naturally for a man of his type3 ,the ,son of ,god goes forth to war4 ,mrs4 ,roosevelt1 on the other hand1 named as her choice3 ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee2 and also3 ,art thou weary1 art thou laden1 ,art thou sore distrest8 ',come to ,me1' saith ,one1 'and coming1 ,be at rest4' ,for the first time ,i realized that ,i had no favorite hymn1 said ,captain ,butt in a letter which he wrote to his mother that very night2 and which1 fortunately1 has been preserved in ,the ,letters of ,archie ,butt4 ,he added3 ,i have thought of it during the day1 and ,i believe that ,i shall take ',nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee1' as my favorite4 ,it appeals to the sentimental side of me at least4 ,i think ,i should like to have sung at my funeral1 ',nearer1 ,my ,god1 to ,thee1' said ,butt in this letter4 ,singularly enough1 this was the last music which he heard played before he died4 ,he was drowned when the ,titanic sank2 and the ship's band1 which had been playing popular music during the fateful period after the great ship had struck an iceberg on a ,sunday night1 rendered as its last selection1 when the boat was going down and carrying hundreds of the passengers and crew to a swift death in the ,atlantic3 ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee4 ,the following interesting observation1 which ,i have not elsewhere seen1 is made by ,lawrence ,f4 ,abbott1 who edited ,the ,letters of ,archie ,butt3 ,it is said by survivors of the ,titanic that as the ship was going down ,captain ,butt ordered the band to play the music of this hymn4 ,most fruitful was the discussion of hymns held at ,oyster ,bay on that ,july ,sunday afternoon and evening4 ,as a result we know the first choice of ,theodore ,roosevelt of the many hymns he loved2 the hymns which most appealed to ,mrs4 ,roosevelt2 and on that eventful day ,archibald ,butt made his decision in favor of the hymn which went with him to his death in the ,atlantic ,ocean4 ,,chapter ,,iv ,,serenading ,,the ,,soul ,,with ,,song ,in ,london ,town there are always queer1 unexpected things to be seen and heard4 ,the other day my wife and ,i went out to lunch1 and we were waiting in a queue4 ,suddenly above the noise of the busy street we heard a tin whistle being played4 ,the tune was ',o ,jesus1 ,i have promised'--and it was played very well1 too4 ,this was followed by 444 ',jerusalem the golden4' ,i looked1 but couldn't see the musician4 ,the queue moved up1 and ,i was afraid ,i wasn't going to see the tin whistle expert at all4 ,but just as we got level with the door ,i did see him4 ,he was now giving a spirited rendering of ',the ,church's one foundation'--and he was a grey-headed old ,negro4 ,he wore what had been a very smartly cut officer's tunic4 ,the tune finished1 the old fellow sat down on a doorstep4 ,where1 ,i wondered1 had he learned these hymn-tunes8 ,and where had that ,lascar seaman in the street in ,west ,hartlepool learnt ',there's a ,friend for ,little ,children8'--for he was humming it as he passed me by4 --,f4 ,h4 ,e4 in ,the ,methodist ,recorder1 ,london4 ,nothing is more beautiful than the sight of a company of ,christians singing their hymns of praise4 --,roy ,l4 ,smith4 ,that ,was ,yesterday6 ,why1 ,samuel6 exclaimed the surprised wife of the beloved ,bishop ,samuel ,fallows1 one morning4 ,the story as related by ,dr4 ,roy ,l4 ,smith referred to a night when the ageing bishop returned from a rather stormy meeting4 ,harsh things had been said1 and he appeared thoroughly discouraged4 ,entering the home1 his wife1 with womanly instinct1 sensed the situation4 ,the bishop even went to bed without partaking of his usual cup of hot milk4 ,full of understanding sympathy1 his wife expected him to remain in bed a little later than usual1 and possibly have breakfast taken to him4 ,but when she quietly entered his room1 he was pulling the weights of his ancient exercise machine4 ,meanwhile he was singing3 ,come1 ,thou ,fount of every blessing2 ,tune my heart to sing ,thy grace1 ,streams of mercy1 never ceasing1 ,call for songs of loudest praise4 ,all this was so unexpected that the good and anxious woman1 in her astonishment1 could only say1 ,why1 ,samuel6 ,why what8 questioned the bishop1 without missing a beat in the rhythm of his morning exercise4 ,why that board meeting last night4 ,i thought you would stay in bed this morning1 and try to get a bit of rest4 ,that board meeting1 what about it8 he asked1 as he came to a halt4 ,why it must have been terrible4 ,you came home utterly spent and discouraged1 was the reply4 ,resuming his exercise1 the bishop quietly remarked1 ,o that was yesterday4 ,the gentle man would not permit what happened yesterday to take from him his praiseful song4 ,therefore as he continued to pull his exercise machine he resumed the singing of his hymn3 ,here ,i raise mine ,ebenezer2 ,hither by ,thy help ,i'm come2 ,and ,i hope by ,thy good pleasure1 ,safely to arrive at home4 ,song of the ,hidden ,singer ,a woman of culture was standing in a large ,london store waiting to be served4 ,the customers were many1 and some of them became impatient4 ,tired and irritated1 occasionally someone would make an unpleasant remark4 ,somewhere up toward the roof1 a workman1 invisible to the one who narrated the incident1 was busy making structural alterations4 ,said ,mrs4 ,g4 ,elsie ,harrison3 ,as he worked above us1 like some ham-strung lark1 he carolled4 ,the notes that fluttered down to her were3 ,tell me the old1 old story ,of unseen things above1 ,of ,jesus and ,his glory1 ,of ,jesus and ,his love4 ,old memories were revived by the song4 ,mrs4 ,harrison thus indicated her own experience3 ,in one moment the arrogant shoppers had vanished4 ,i was at home again1 and saw my mother at the piano1 and heard the music which only she could make to sound so reverent4 ,her generation really meant it when they sang3 ',tell me the story softly1 ,with earnest tones and grave2 ,remember1 ,i'm the sinner ,whom ,jesus came to save4' ,to them it was a real sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving1 and the music matched the mood4 ,popular with older people1 this hymn of ,miss ,katherine ,hankey1 an ,english lady1 has also been a favorite with children4 ,the tune to which it is mostly sung was composed by ,william ,h4 ,doane1 an ,american musician4 ,the ,london singer was hidden1 and singing just for himself4 ,but the song brought back beautiful memories to at least one woman amid the crowd of shoppers4 ,americans ,sang with the ,japanese ,lady ,a lady from ,japan1 ,madame ,yoshika ,sait1 ,tokyo1 was one of the distinguished visitors to the historic ,uniting ,conference of ,the ,methodist ,church in ,kansas ,city1 ,may1 #aici4 ,she was introduced by ,dr4 ,james ,r4 ,houghton1 ,boston ,university1 who had charge of the music2 and ,dr4 ,houghton announced that the visitor would sing ,alleluia by ,mozart4 ,dr4 ,robert ,bond1 a former president of the ,methodist ,conference1 ,england1 was so impressed by the ,japanese lady that he wrote back to one of the periodicals of his native ,england saying3 ,madame ,sait1 both by her personal charm and her exquisite voice1 captured the ,conference4 ,madame ,sait1 responsive to the purpose and the spiritual atmosphere of the ,uniting ,conference1 then followed with the verse of a hymn1 which she sang both in her native tongue and also in ,english3 ,i need ,thee every hour1 ,most gracious ,lord2 ,no tender voice like ,thine ,can peace afford4 ,bishop ,charles ,l4 ,mead1 the presiding officer1 suggested that the ,uniting ,conference would probably like to sing the verse and the chorus with the visitor4 ,soon the ,japanese lady1 the nine hundred delegates1 and thousands of visitors were singing together3 ,i need ,thee1 ,o ,i need ,thee1 ,every hour ,i need ,thee2 ,o bless me now1 my ,saviour1 ,i come to ,thee6 ,it was one of those rare moments1 said ,dr4 ,bond to his ,english readers1 when a great tide of emotions sweeps over a big assembly and carries it out of itself4 ,northfield's ,festival of ,sacred ,music ,the ,northfield ,festival of ,sacred ,music when introduced into the program of the ,northfield ,general ,conference in the decade preceding ,world ,war ,,ii proved to be a thrilling moving event4 ,coming on the closing ,sunday of the many summer programs1 it brought immense crowds to the annual gathering at ,east ,northfield which ,d4 ,l4 ,moody made so popular by the list of distinguished speakers that he enlisted from ,british and ,american pulpits and educational institutions4 ,the fact that the ,westminster ,choir ,summer ,school was holding its sessions at ,mount ,hermon1 just a short distance across the river1 with ,dr4 ,john ,finley ,williamson at its head1 made possible ,northfield's festival of sacred music4 ,choirs from neighboring communities united with the group at the summer school1 and for six weeks five hundred singers prepared for the memorable occasion4 ,twice the writer was in attendance4 ,much alike each year1 yet particular interest attached itself to #aicg4 ,this was the season of the ,d4 ,l4 ,moody ,centenary ,celebration1 and the fifty-eighth session of the ,northfield ,general ,conference4 ,the ,festival ,choir was divided into a few different groups for various purposes4 ,yet when the hymns were sung these all participated1 and the audience was invited to join them4 ,within five minutes after the entrances were opened the great auditorium was filled4 ,people also stood in a solid line near the walls4 ,newspapers reported that about two thousand additional people also stood outside in the hot sun during the rendering of the program1 a part of which was broadcast4 ,the audience1 inside and outside the building1 had its first opportunity to sing when they united in ,luther's soul-stirring hymn3 ,a mighty fortress is our ,god1 ,a bulwark never failing4 ,the singing company made the most of it4 ,the very walls shook1 said my friend in the next seat4 ,the next hymn selection was that which came from ,toplady4 ,this the audience knew well1 and sang with affectionate enthusiasm3 ,rock of ,ages1 cleft for me1 ,let me hide myself in ,thee4 ,happy was the surprise which came with the next hymn4 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,r4 ,moody1 daughter-in-law of ,d4 ,l4 ,moody1 seated herself at the keyboard of a small instrument which1 before it was opened up1 looked like a big packing case4 ,really it was the small organ which accompanied ,moody and ,sankey during their nation-wide evangelistic campaigns2 for the latter always wanted1 if possible1 to have his own instrument with him4 ,hence the little organ was made for this purpose4 ,the instrument had been on display in the ,moody exhibit at ,moody's boyhood home during the special days of the ,moody ,centennial4 ,visitors could there sit in the spacious chair used by ,moody himself1 sign their names2 and1 by permission1 play on ,sankey's organ4 ,musicians loved to do so4 ,the ,westminster singers now rendered the beloved gospel song3 ,there were ninety and nine that safely lay ,in the shelter of the fold1 ,but one was out on the hills away1 ,far off from the gates of gold-- ,away on the mountains wild and bare ,away from the tender ,shepherd's care4 ,joy beamed on the countenance of ,mrs4 ,moody as she led the singers on the historic little organ2 and the song continued through the lines3 ,but all through the mountains1 thunder-riven1 ,and up from the rocky steep1 ,there arose a glad cry to the gate of heaven4 ,the conductor at this point gave a signal to the enraptured audience1 and everybody joined the special singers in the triumphant lines3 ',rejoice6 ,i have found my sheep6' ,and the angels echoed around the throne1 ,rejoice1 for the ,lord brings back ,his own4 ,this musical climax was dramatic4 ,the great company had evidently coveted the privilege of singing with ,sankey's organ1 and particularly in joining in this song4 ,now it came1 and they made the most of it4 ,singing such as that ,i never expect to hear again this side of heaven1 said a woman whose soul had caught a vision of the lost sheep which had1 at last1 been found4 ,just one more hymn remained to be sung before the ,choral ,benediction of ,peter ,lutkin was rendered by the great chorus4 ,this was the familiar hymn of ,isaac ,watts1 which we sang to the tune of ,hamburg3 ,when ,i survey the wondrous cross1 ,on which the ,prince of ,glory died1 ,my richest gain ,i count but loss1 ,and pour contempt on all my pride4 ,both hymn and tune are universal favorites1 affirmed ,dr4 ,charles ,a4 ,boyd after he examined sixteen hymnals and found the hymn in each of them4 ,in all but two it was set to ,hamburg4 ,three verses of the hymn were sung1 as requested1 very softly4 ,then the last verse was sung louder1 until1 in mighty volume1 the long-remembered service closed with the lines of personal consecration3 ,love so amazing1 so divine1 ,demands my soul1 my life1 my all4 ,,chapter ,v ,,hymns ,,of ,,comfort ,when ,i received word of the death of my son1 in a distant land1 ,i turned to your book of hymn stories1 and was comforted4--,from the personal letter of a friend4 ,in the darkest hours of the war ,mr4 ,winston ,churchill 7then prime minister7 would steal away an hour or two to hear the songs he loves4--,the ,british ,weekly4 ,when ,i cannot sleep at night ,i silently repeat hymns1 once said ,mrs4 ,margaret ,e4 ,sangster to a caller4 ,first in the list1 she intimated1 was the cherished hymn of ,john ,newton1 who loved much because he was forgiven much3 ,how sweet the name of ,jesus sounds ,in a believer's ear6 ,it soothes his sorrows1 heals his wounds1 ,and drives away his fear4 ,it makes the wounded spirit whole1 ,and calms the troubled breast2 ',tis manna to the hungry soul1 ,and to the weary1 rest4 ,god's ,angels in ,charge ,a characteristic of ,alice ,freeman ,palmer1 who at the age of twenty-six became the ,president of ,wellesley ,college1 was her calmness4 ,what would terrify another would leave her undisturbed4 ,from her early girlhood she had learned the lesson of ,christian trustfulness4 ,her husband1 ,dr4 ,george ,herbert ,palmer1 who wrote the story of her life1 records the fact that one day1 while at her summer home at ,boxford1 she was ill in bed4 ,a thunderstorm came swiftly out of the southwest and struck the house1 and the room next to her own was destroyed4 ,she seemed at the time much interested in the novel event1 as if it were something contrived for her entertainment4 ,after her death1 however1 he found among her papers a hymn with that date attached4 ,this was sung at the memorial service held in ,harvard ,chapel2 and ,doctor ,palmer printed it under the title of ,the ,tempest4 ,suggestions from the ,psalms find expression in this poem1 and the opening lines conform closely to ,psalm #ia3aa1 which reads3 ,for he will give his angels charge over thee1 ,to keep thee in all thy ways4 ,the hymn of ,mrs4 ,palmer reveals a spirit of confidence in the power and love of ,god1 and she felt comforted by the fact that she could nestle into the strong arms of ,god4 ,these are her words3 ,he shall give ,his angels charge ,over thee in all thy ways4 ,though the thunders roam at large1 ,though the lightning round me plays1 ,like a child ,i lay my head ,in sweet sleep upon my bed4 ,though the terror come so close1 ,it shall have no power to smite2 ,it shall deepen my repose1 ,turn the darkness into light4 ,touch of angels' hands is sweet2 ,not a stone shall hurt my feet4 ,all ,thy waves and billows go ,over me to press me down ,into arms so strong ,i know ,they will never let me drown4 ,ah1 my ,god1 how good ,thy will6 ,i will nestle and be still4 ,singing ,welshmen at ,oxford ,a scene which greatly impressed him was related by ,frederick ,m4 ,davenport1 a former member of congress1 when he returned from a trip to ,england late in the summer of #aicg4 ,mentioning the distressed area of the coal district of ,south ,wales1 he said3 ,as we were leaving ,oxford one morning there appeared on the station platform about a hundred young ,welshmen between eighteen and twenty years of age4 ,they were dressed in the garb of manual laborers1 and held rough baggage in their hands4 ,their home was in ,south ,wales1 but they had been in ,oxford working on a government project and were leaving for a holiday4 ,nearly all ,welsh are singers1 and these young men were no exception4 ,after a few jolly songs directed at their leaders1 as their train was nearly due to leave they massed themselves together and sang magnificently3 ',guide me1 ,o ,thou great ,jehovah1 ,pilgrim through this barren land2 ,i am weak1 but ,thou art mighty2 ,hold me with ,thy powerful hand2 ,bread of heaven1 ,feed me till ,i want no more4' ,for the time being they were unemployed at home1444 but they were full of confidence and good will4 ,this hymn1 a genuine heart song1 comes from ,welsh sources2 and one of the tunes to which it is sung1 ,cwm ,rhondda1 composed by a ,welshman1 is a favorite among ,welsh people4 ,the group of young ,welshmen who sang in ,oxford that day1 while some ,americans were among the listeners1 showed a courageous spirit1 a love of hymns1 and a devotional attitude4 ,doubtless their song was a prayer of the heart3 ,guide me1 ,o ,thou ,great ,jehovah4 ,singing ,amid ,suffering ,she truly learned in suffering what she taught in song1 someone remarked concerning the author of the hymn3 ,there is no sorrow1 ,lord1 too light ,to bring in prayer to ,thee2 ,there is no anxious care too slight ,to wake ,thy sympathy4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,jowett1 ,d4,d41 the great expository preacher who left his ,birmingham pastorate in ,england to serve the ,fifth ,avenue pastorate in ,new ,york ,city during the second decade of the twentieth century1 made this his favorite hymn4 ,few knew hymns1 especially of a devotional nature1 better than he4 ,this hymn came from the pen and heart of ,jane ,fox ,crewdson4 ,cornwall was her birthplace1 #ahji2 but after her marriage to a merchant of ,manchester at the age of #bg1 she lived her life in that city until her death in #ahfc4 ,many years of her life were spent in the sick room4 ,gifted with poetic talent1 she wrote many poems and hymns4 ,most of these were composed amid paroxysms of pain4 ,most appropriately did a ,presbyterian minister in an ,american city1 where he had served for #bd years1 select this hymn for ,memorial ,day ,sunday in #aidg4 ,at the entrance to the building a member of the church had placed a basket of lovely flowers before the bronze tablet which recorded the names of men who had served in the ,world ,wars4 ,comforting must have been the words of ,mrs4 ,crewdson's hymn to those who had suffered the loss of those dear to them in the war period3 ,thou1 who hast trod the thorny road1 ,wilt share each small distress2 ,the love which bore the greater load1 ,will not refuse the less4 ,not simply in the land where the author lived and wrote are her hymns found1 but this one also appears in ,the ,hymnal 7,presbyterian7 in the ,united ,states and ,the ,hymnary of ,the ,united ,church of ,canada4 ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt quotes from an unnamed author this testimony relating to the writer3 ,as a constant sufferer1 the spiritual life deepening1 and the intellectual life retaining all its power1 she became well prepared to testify to the all-sufficiency of her ,saviour's love4 ,hence we can appreciate what has been said concerning the third verse1 namely1 ,there is infinite pathos packed into these lines3 ',there is no secret sigh we breathe1 ,but meets ,thine ear divine2 ,and every cross grows light beneath ,the shadow1 ,lord1 of ,thine4' ,songs of a ,sorrowing ,nation ,you can tell the kind of a man he was from the hymns he loved4 ,our organist and our choir know4 ,he felt those hymns inwardly4 ,these words were spoken by the #gh-year-old rector1 the ,rev4 ,george ,w4 ,anthony1 at the morning service of worship conducted by him on ,sunday1 ,april #ae1 #aide1 in ,st4 ,james ,episcopal ,church at ,hyde ,park1 ,n4 ,y41 within a few minutes after ,president ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt was laid to rest in the rose garden on his own estate4 ,probably never before did the people of the ,united ,states hear so many of the hymns of the ,christian ,church played so frequently as during those days of sorrowing for the ,president of the nation who died suddenly on ,april #ab4 ,they began to be heard soon after the first announcement was made to a stunned people1 and continued until ,sunday1 the #aeth1 when the beloved leader was buried amid the scenes he loved4 ,commercial programs were cancelled1 and the radio devoted itself to news concerning the passing of the president and events thereto related4 ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner and familiar hymns1 mostly the favorites of ,president ,roosevelt1 were frequently heard4 ,hymns were intimately associated with each movement of the body as it made its journey from ,warm ,springs1 ,georgia1 where the president died1 until it reached its final resting-place4 ,when on ,friday the folks of the community assembled to witness the departure of the train which would carry him to ,washington ,chief ,petty ,officer ,graham ,jackson1 a ,negro1 who was a favorite with ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 stepped from the circle of mourners4 ,he had with him his accordion which ,mr4 ,roosevelt loved to hear him play4 ,now1 as a last tribute1 he played the haunting strains of ',going ,home' from the ,new ,world ,symphony4 ,then he played1 ',nearer1 ,my ,god1 to ,thee4' ,great crowds gathered to witness the passing of the train which bore the body toward ,washington4 ,they were reverent and tearful4 ,a rather striking incident occurred at ,charlotte1 ,n4 ,c41 where the train moved slowly through the station without stopping4 ,street intersections were thronged for blocks with mourners4 ,the silence was broken as the train passed by a troop of assembled ,boy ,scouts who started to sing1 ,onward1 ,christian ,soldiers1 and the crowd took up the hymn in a ringing chorus4 ,when the caisson which bore the body from the railroad station at ,washington halted before the main white-columned portico the casket was borne into the ,white ,house by uniformed members of the armed services4 ,the ,navy ,band played ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner4 ,then1 outside on the lawn1 a service band played an old tune1 ',abide with ,me4' ,the ,u4 ,s4 ,marine ,band which was present when the train arrived at ,washington followed the national anthem with ,the ,old ,rugged ,cross as the casket was placed on the black-draped military caisson4 ,because the hymns used at the funeral service in the ,white ,house on the afternoon of ,saturday1 ,april #ad1 were familiar1 ,the ,right ,rev4 ,angus ,dun1 ,episcopal ,bishop of ,washington1 who was in charge1 with other clergymen assisting1 mentioned the fact that these hymns were favorites of ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 and invited the assembled company to join in the singing4 ,the ,navy ,hymn1 ,eternal ,father1 ,strong to ,save1 and ,faith of ,our ,fathers were sung at this time4 ,next day the body of ,president ,roosevelt was back in ,hyde ,park4 ,the great chieftain had reached journey's end4 ,between the manor house and the new library is the rose garden where the grave has been dug1 said ,the ,new ,york ,times4 ,and there at ten o'clock on ,sunday morning was brought the body of the man who loved to visit this garden when the flowers1 especially the roses1 were sending forth their beauty and their fragrance4 ,probably it was because of this fact that many radio programs and church services placed in their musical programs the familiar sacred song3 ,i come to the garden alone1 ,while the dew is still on the roses ,and the voice ,i hear1 ,falling on my ear1 ,the ,son of ,god discloses4 ,at the head of the procession in ,hyde ,park1 as the body was taken from the train to its resting-place1 was the ,army band from ,west ,point1 with its members in uniforms composed of dark blue tunic1 lighter blue trousers with white stripes4 ,their silver instruments gleamed4 ,first there were the sounds of muffled drums4 ,then the band took up ,chopin's ,funeral ,march4 ,six hundred ,west ,pointers formed a solid phalanx facing the grave from the west4 ,the brief rites were conducted by the ,rev4 ,george ,w4 ,anthony1 the venerable rector4 ,it was brief and simple4 ,as the body was lowered into the grave he intoned the opening lines of the widely used hymn of ,john ,ellerton3 ,now the laborer's task is o'er2 ,now the battle day is past2 ,now upon the farther shore ,lands the voyager at last4 ,father1 in ,thy gracious keeping ,leave we now ,thy servant sleeping4 ,hymns had been the life-long study and delight of ,ellerton 7#ahbf-ic71 an ,english ,clergyman of the ,episcopal ,church4 ,a file of ,west ,pointers fired three volleys4 ,as the last volley sounded1 as if it were one shot1 muffled drums beat again4 ,at the head of the grave a bugler sounded taps4 ,then1 as ,stevenson wrote1 ,here he lies where he longed to be4 ,the hour of morning worship in ,st4 ,james' ,church was near1 and so many of the people went to the little church for the #aa o'clock service4 ,the building was crowded4 ,but the ,roosevelt pew was empty4 ,here ,franklin ,roosevelt sat1 boy and man1 for almost sixty years4 ,an ,american flag marked the pew on this day4 ,congregation and choir sang1 ,how ,firm a ,foundation4 ,when he announced ,o ,master1 ,let ,me ,walk ,with ,thee1 the clergyman stated1 as he glanced toward the ,roosevelt pew1 that the hymns selected were loved by ,mr4 ,roosevelt4 ,he is now at rest in the community which he loved1 said the speaker4 ,the next hymn sung is not widely known in this country outside the ,episcopal ,church1 though it is found in ,the ,church ,hymnary1 ,scotland4 ,its author was ,arthur ,campbell ,ainger 7#ahda-aiai71 who after his graduation from ,cambridge ,university spent most of his life in teaching at ,eton4 ,he was one of the most distinguished of ,eton masters1 a man of clear head1 controlling character1 wide accomplishments1 and he also wrote several hymns4 ,the hymn begins3 ,god is working ,his purpose out ,as year succeeds to year4 ,the minister related the fact that ,mr4 ,roosevelt loved growing things1 especially2 and called attention to the extraordinary coincidence that the church envelopes for that day carried a ,garden ,prayer3 ,help us1 ,o ,lord1 to grasp the meaning of happy1 growing things1 that we may weave it into the tissue of our faith in life eternal4444 ,we thank ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 for gardens and their message4 ,a soloist now sang1 ,o ,rest in the ,lord4 ,howard ,graves moved to the corner beside the altar and bore a large ,american flag forward in the chancel4 ,the ushers took their places beside him4 ,the choir1 the organ and the congregation merged in fervent chorus with ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner4 ,a prayer1 and the service closed4 ,he was a good friend4 ,he was a good neighbor1 said a parishioner as she left the sanctuary with tear-dimmed eyes4 ,hymns were sung by an all-high-school chorus at ,city ,hall ,park1 ,new ,york ,city1 on ,saturday afternoon1 following the one minute of silence1 and these included ,o ,god1 ,our ,help in ,ages ,past4 ,fifty thousand people were present and many joined in the singing4 ,a memorial service was held in the ,cathedral of ,st4 ,john the ,divine1 and seven thousand people were gathered an hour before the service began on ,saturday afternoon at four o'clock4 ,the hymns there sung were ,nearer1 ,my ,god1 to ,thee2 ,rock of ,ages1 and ,o ,god1 ,our ,help in ,ages ,past4 ,communities all over the nation also held services at the hour when the funeral was held in the ,white ,house and in thousands of churches1 public squares and parks1 after the moment of silence in which traffic was hushed1 and men and women stood with bowed heads1 some of the hymns already mentioned were sung4 ,jesus1 ,lover of ,my ,soul was sometimes included4 ,many of these programs also included ,america the ,beautiful1 and1 of course1 our beloved national hymn1 ,my ,country1 ',tis of ,thee4 ,those who could not leave their homes were still enabled to listen to these services 7and perhaps join in the singing of the hymns74 ,the networks1 said an editor1 gave an impressive picture of the tribute being paid to a departed leader from one end of the country to another4 ,one joined the solemn throng in front of the ,city ,hall in ,new ,york1 or sat in a great cathedral in ,boston4 ,swiftly from the ,eastern seaboard to the ,far ,west1 the radio gave us glimpses of memorial services in ,chicago1 in ,kansas ,city1 in ,dallas and in ,seattle4 ,an appreciative letter to an editor by a woman said of those days from the death to the burial of ,mr4 ,roosevelt1 ,along with our grief and tears we were given an uplift such as the broadcasting companies have never given us before for a period of time like that4 ,,chapter ,,vi ,,occasions ,,to ,,remember ,once ,i remember taking a service while the shells screamed over us into ,ypres4 ,and as the men were singing3 ',cover my defenseless head ,with the shadow of ,thy wing1' one that fell short came hurtling1 landing not two yards away--a dud4--,dr4 ,a4 ,j4 ,gossip in ,the ,british ,weekly4 ,what was the greatest moment of all8 ,that was the question put to ,general ,evangeline ,booth of the ,salvation ,army when she was #ha 7,christmas ,day1 #aidf71 by ,dorothy ,walworth1 who narrated the interview in ,the ,christian ,herald4 ,retired1 yet in good health and still working hard1 this magnetic speaker1 whom ,i once heard as she thrilled a mighty audience with her fervent oratory1 paused a moment4 ,as daughter of the founder1 and later his honored successor in its leadership1 there had been many high moments4 ,then came her answer with conviction as she related that her finest experience came on a day which she spent in the ,leper ,colony in ,poethenkuruz1 in southern ,india1 where a chorus of little leper girls had been trained to sing one of the hymns she wrote for the ,army4 ,they stood before her in their dainty white dresses4 ,faces and hands were badly scarred1 but their voices were clear and true4 ,as they reached the words in the hymn3 ,with all my heart1 ,i'll do my part1 ,they put their tiny scarred hands over their hearts1 and ,i was overcome1 said ,miss ,booth4 ,princess ,elizabeth 7prospective ,queen of ,england7 was married to ,prince ,philip on ,november #bj1 #aidg4 ,this was the centennial of the death of ,henry ,f4 ,lyte4 ,the ,princess1 therefore1 arranged for the rendering of his hymn3 ,praise1 my soul1 the ,king of heaven1 ,to ,his feet thy tribute bring1 when the bridal party entered ,westminster ,abbey4 ,this same hymn1 said ,the ,diapason1 was also sung at the wedding of ,king ,george and ,queen ,elizabeth4 ,abide with ,me in a ,submarine ,fiction has rarely given us anything more arrestingly strange than the following narration of a few minutes of life with their bewildering experience4 ,the story was related in ,the ,methodist ,recorder1 ,london1 in its issue of ,december #ai1 #aidf1 and is here reproduced in the exact words of the writer1 ,campbell ,marr of ,kirkaldy3 ,in the early days of the war 7,world ,war ,,ii7 a ,british submarine was trapped at the bottom of the ,heligoland ,bight through an unlocated defect in the machinery4 ,in frantic despair the engineers endeavored to find the fault1 but without success4 ,when the oxygen supply was almost exhausted the lieutenant in charge assembled the crew and told them that the situation was beyond all hope4 ,he gave each man an opiate so that death might be made easier4 ,someone started to sing that very popular hymn3 ',abide with me1' and they all joined in4 ,suddenly one man swooned1 and fell into the machinery and immediately the lights went on and the engine commenced to buzz4 ,the man in his fall had operated a lever which in the light of the hand torches had been overlooked4 ,in a few minutes they had surfaced1 and were thanking ,god for their miraculous deliverance4 ,many of these men are now back in civilian life1 and not one of them is ever likely to forget that grand old hymn4 ,wheel ,chair ,singers ,we looked long at the unusual picture which stood out prominently on the front page of our morning newspaper 7an ,,ap ,wirephoto74 ,the item carried the heading which we are using4 ,a group of twenty-five singers was shown1 and they all sat in wheel chairs4 ,they were all polio patients1 and among them were several naval officers4 ,a special article in ,the ,new ,york ,times supplied additional details4 ,the courageous singers were seated in the little white chapel in ,warm ,springs1 ,georgia1 where ,president ,f4 ,d4 ,roosevelt last attended a service of worship4 ,now1 two years after his sudden passing1 a memorial service was being conducted for him4 ,this was on ,april #ab1 #aidg1 and three hundred polio victims and villagers were present--the patients also occupied wheel chairs4 ,an overflow company of two hundred were outside on the greensward in front of the chapel1 and listened to the service which was conveyed to them by loudspeakers4 ,the pew in which ,president ,roosevelt always sat when he was at ,warm ,springs was reserved4 ,warm ,springs was the place to which he often went when making his heroic fight with his affliction4 ,the health-giving sources which he there found were greatly helpful4 ,it was there that death came suddenly to him2 there the ,little ,white ,house stands2 and there ,state ,guards have maintained constant vigil since his translation4 ,the ,american flag was on that day at half staff at the unpretentious cottage where he spent restful1 though busy1 days4 ,the leader of the ,wheel ,chair ,choir1 ,mr4 ,fred ,botts1 also occupied a wheel chair as he directed his group of plucky singers--young people who were there for treatment4 ,for the ,georgia ,warm ,springs ,foundation is the largest center in the world for the treatment of poliomyelitis4 ,thither go patients from every state in the union4 ,one newspaper supplied the thing ,i wanted to know1 for ,i wondered what hymns would be sung by such an exceptional choir--young people fighting with determination for their health and their future4 ,first came3 ,faith of our fathers6 living still4 ,the second hymn which the ,wheel ,chair ,singers led the congregation in singing on that pleasant ,april day was one which is peculiarly impressive3 ,be still1 my soul3 the ,lord is on thy side2 ,bear patiently the cross of grief or pain2 ,leave to thy ,god to order and provide2 ,in every change ,he faithful will remain4 ,be still1 my soul2 thy best1 thy heavenly ,friend ,through thorny ways leads to a joyful end4 ,this hymn by ,katharina von ,schlegel appeared in #ageb1 and very little is known of the writer4 ,it was adequately translated by ,jane ,laurie ,bothwick 7#ahac-ahig7 of ,edinburgh4 ,while visiting ,switzerland1 a friend suggested that she translate some ,german hymns in which she was interested4 ,therefore she and her sister1 ,sarah ,bothwick ,findlater1 worked together in translating ,hymns ,from the ,land of ,luther4 ,comforting and challenging must have been the appeal to the hearts of the crippled patients as there came to their lips the words of the second verse3 ,be still1 my soul1 thy ,god doth undertake ,to guide the future as he has the past4 ,thy hope1 thy confidence let nothing shake2 ,all now mysterious shall be bright at last4 ,be still1 my soul3 the winds and waves still know ,his voice who ruled them while ,he dwelt below4 ,times there are in life when not only the occupants of wheel chairs1 but also the rest of us1 may serenade our souls by singing or quoting that bravely suggestive line3 ,thy hope1 thy confidence1 let nothing shake4 ,sang the ,hymn from ,memory ,when ,theodore ,roosevelt was running for the presidency in #aiab1 he spent a weekend with ,william ,allen ,white in ,emporia1 ,kansas4 ,the plan was to take him to the ,congregational ,church on ,sunday morning for worship1 but the guest asked if there were not a ,german ,lutheran ,church in town4 ,there was1 and ,i took him there1 said ,white4 ,a feature that impressed the host is related in ,the ,autobiography of ,william ,allen ,white4 ,both building and congregation were small4 ,naturally everybody stared at ,roosevelt in amazement4 ,but the preacher lined out the hymns1 and ,white was delighted to note that ,roosevelt stood with the congregation and sang three stanzas of ,how firm a foundation1 ye saints of the ,lord1 ,is laid for your faith in ,his excellent word6 without taking up the hymnal4 ,he showed no hesitation concerning the words4 ,perhaps1 however1 ,white did not know that the hymn was one of ,roosevelt's favorites4 ,both ,andrew ,jackson and ,robert ,e4 ,lee were fond of it2 and it was used at the funerals of both ,lee and ,roosevelt4 ,its frequent use in services of worship in the ,united ,states is indicated by the fact that it is placed second in the ,inter-,church ,hymnal by ,morgan and ,ward 7#aicj74 ,an early memory of the writer is that of an old man at a large religious gathering4 ,during the evening this hymn was sung4 ,he stood erect and with face aglow as he joined in the singing4 ,he had seen much of life and doubtless realized from personal experience the reality of the words he was singing4 ,possibly he was recalling some specific hours in life2 for when the third verse was reached1 he lifted his face and continued to sing with others3 ,when through the deep waters ,i call thee to go1 ,the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow2 ,for ,i will be with thee1 thy troubles to bless1 ,and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress4 ,the tears now began to flow down his cheeks2 but he sang clear to the closing lines as he continued to wipe away the tears3 ,the soul that on ,jesus still leans for repose ,i will not1 ,i will not desert to his foes4 ,that soul1 though all hell should endeavor to shake1 ,i'll never1 no never1 no never1 forsake4 ,this is a good memory hymn1 for its assurances are fitted to many situations and emergencies of life4 ,hymn ,expressed the ,hearer's ,feelings ,that hymn expresses exactly what ,i have felt for years4 ,how often ,i have wanted ',a little shrine of quietness1 all sacred to myself4' ,how often have ,i wanted 'a little shelter from life's stress4' ,that was what a hearer said to a ,new ,jersey minister1 the ,rev4 ,daniel ,lyman ,ridout1 at the close of worship during which the clergyman read the words of ,john ,oxenham1 while his daughter accompanied him on the piano with reverent insight3 ,mid all the traffic of the ways-- ,turmoils without1 within-- ,make in my heart a quiet place1 ,and come and dwell therein4 ,oxenham's hymn expresses the desire of the soul in life's supreme moments4 ,this hymn was written during ,world ,war ,i1 when the sorrow of the human race was most acute4 ,writing under the name of ,john ,oxenham1 the author's real name is ,william ,arthur ,dunkerley4 ,following his education in ,victoria ,university1 ,manchester1 he followed a business career4 ,he spent some time in the ,united ,states1 and also traveled extensively in ,europe and ,canada4 ,he began writing as a relief from business1 we are told4 ,finding that he enjoyed writing more1 he dropped business and stuck to writing4 ,a most unusual note is sounded in this hymn4 ,the heart of the mystic calls for3 ,a little shrine of quietness1 ,all sacred to ,thyself1 ,where ,thou shalt all my soul possess1 ,and ,i may find myself4 ,in a little private chapel down in the south of ,england he found the little shrine of quietness which he coveted4 ,thence he would go to sit and think1 and realize his desire for3 ,a little place of mystic grace1 ,of self and sin swept bare1 ,where ,i may look upon ,thy face1 ,and talk with ,thee in prayer4 ,hymn of the ,homesick ,american ,leading representatives of every department of ,english public life assembled to do honor to one who had labored1 during the six years he had been ambassador1 to promote good-will between the sister nations4 ,this was on ,may #f1 #aije1 when ,joseph ,hodges ,choate was entertained at a farewell banquet in ,london4 ,he had attained high distinction as a lawyer and achieved great prominence in public life in the ,united ,states when1 in #ahii1 ,president ,mc,kinley appointed him ambassador to ,great ,britain4 ,there he became a messenger of good-will in a very marked degree4 ,the scholarly orator1 arising to speak1 confessed that he was resigning because he was homesick4 ,then he explained3 ,my friends on this side of the water are multiplying every day in numbers and increasing in the ardor of their affection4 ,i am sorry to say that the great host of my friends on the other side are as rapidly diminishing and dwindling away3 ',part of his host have crossed the flood1 ,and part are crossing now2' and ,i have a great desire to be with the waning number4 ,this was an effective use of words from a great hymn which ,mr4 ,choate1 a ,harvard graduate1 evidently well knew4 ,the incident has been preserved for us by the ,rev4 ,john ,telford4 ,they came from the hymn of ,charles ,wesley1 which begins3 ,come1 let us join our friends above ,who have obtained the prize4 ,this was the hymn that ,john ,wesley and his congregation in ,staffordshire were singing at the hour when ,charles ,wesley1 its author1 joined the company in heaven4 ,once1 when in ,dublin1 ,john ,wesley announced this hymn1 and making some comments on the same affirmed that it was the sweetest hymn his brother ever wrote4 ,that lover and critic of hymns1 ,w4 ,t4 ,stead1 reports that the ,bishop of ,hereford wrote him that he thought that the fourth verse was one of the finest in the whole realm of hymnology4 ,this runs3 ,one army of the living ,god1 ,to ,his command we bow3 ,part of his host have crossed the flood1 ,and part are crossing now4 ,students in the classes of the beloved ,samuel ,f4 ,upham1 professor in ,drew ,theological ,seminary1 will readily recall how he1 in advancing age1 with characteristic fervor and deep emotion1 occasionally quoted the third and fourth lines of this cherished verse4 ,stevenson1 in his informing discussion of the ,wesley hymns1 has given us a great variety of incidents associated with this song1 and refers to it as that great and impassioned hymn4 ,his ,ordination ,hymn ,the day of his ordination is a sacred one in the life of a minister4 ,it marks the time when he is definitely set apart for a very sacred task for the balance of his life4 ,therefore the events of that day are deeply embedded in the life of the individual who is henceforth to proclaim the gospel4 ,reference was made by ,dr4 ,william ,pierson ,merrill1 then pastor of the ,brick ,presbyterian ,church in ,new ,york ,city1 on ,october #bf1 #aicj1 when the fortieth anniversary of his own ordination was observed1 to the special hymn which was sung on that occasion4 ,written by the scholarly ,dr4 ,timothy ,dwight1 it has held a secure place in the hymnology of the ,christian ,church4 ,the words deeply impressed him as a young man when they sang3 ,i love ,thy kingdom1 ,lord1 ,the house of ,thine abode1 ,the ,church our blest ,redeemer saved ,with ,his own precious blood4 ,speaking of what the hymn had meant to him through the years of his pulpit and pastoral experience1 he said3 ,i believed then1 ,i am far surer now1 that this is the attitude for every ,christian1 and everyone who would do his best for the common good4 ,you cannot afford to neglect the church4 ,then once more the hymn was sung4 ,deep in the affections of thousands of ,christians there dwells this love for the church of the living ,christ4 ,therefore through the decades since this hymn was written ,christians have assembled in their various places of worship1 and have meaningly and happily sung3 ,for her my tears shall fall2 ,for her my prayers ascend2 ,to her my cares and toils be given2 ,till toils and cares shall end4 ,soldiers ,sang at ,their ,general's ,funeral ,the great military leader who had a premonition that he would die in battle came to his death as the result of an accident sustained soon after the close of ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,generals and colonels were the pall bearers of ,general ,george ,s4 ,patton1 ,jr41 when he was laid to rest on ,christmas eve1 #aide1 in the ,american ,military ,cemetery near ,luxembourg4 ,six hundred men who had served under ,general ,patton in combat formed an honor guard2 and his grave was no different from six thousand others which marked the resting-place of soldiers from his own beloved ,third ,army4 ,funeral services were held in ,christ ,church1 ,heidelberg1 ,germany1 on ,december #bcrd1 and those were extensively reported for the ,associated ,press4 ,two army chaplains were in charge4 ,mrs4 ,patton1 who sat in the front of the church1 turned her head to look at the choir loft when a soldier choir of thirty-six voices began to sing the first hymn3 ,the strife is o'er1 the battle done2 ,the victory of life is won2 ,the song of triumph has begun4 ,alleluia6 ,this is one of those ,easter hymns which is included in almost every hymnal1 but which is actually used much less than it deserves1 remarks ,dr4 ,charles ,a4 ,boyd4 ,tersely he adds3 ,it is a historic treasure1 one of those ,latin hymns so old that nobody knows the exact age4 ,when the choral group from the ,seventh ,army began to sing3 ,the ,son of ,god goes forth to war1 ,a kingly crown to gain2 ,his blood-red banner streams afar3 ,who follows in ,his train8 the khaki-clad officers and men who filled ,christ ,church1 where the ,episcopal service was conducted1 joined in singing the familiar hymn4 ,onward to its concluding lines they sang with mighty voice3 ,a glorious band1 the chosen few ,on whom the ,spirit came1 ,twelve valiant saints1 their hope they knew1 ,and mocked the cross and flame2 ,they climbed the steep ascent of heaven ,through peril1 toil1 and pain3 ,o ,god1 to us may grace be given ,to follow in their train6 ,the comment of ,dr4 ,charles ,s4 ,robinson concerning this hymn merits consideration3 ,this is one of ,bishop ,reginald ,heber's finest lyrics1 ranking in the estimation of many with that anthem-like composition1 ',holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty4' ,the two hymns mentioned were sung at the request of ,mrs4 ,patton1 who stated that these were the two hymns which her husband most loved4 ,the soldiers lifted the flag from the casket1 and held it a few inches above the lid when the burial service occurred at ,luxembourg4 ,the #fcrd ,psalm 7,general ,patton's favorite passage of ,scripture7 was intoned by ,chaplain ,edwin ,r4 ,carter4 ,the military men bared their heads1 and the service closed with the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,with the ending of the prayer1 the soldiers folded the flag and handed it to ,mrs4 ,patton4444 ,a bugle sounded taps for the fallen leader4444 ,the ,russian1 ,british and ,french generals1 their great coats gleaming with medals1 held themselves strictly in salute until ,mrs4 ,patton turned to leave4 ,the body of the ,american general was now resting beside that of an ,american private4 ,details will gradually be forgotten by those who witnessed them1 or followed the reports in the daily newspapers2 but ,americans will love to recall the favorite hymns of a beloved military leader who participated in a most significant manner in the events of ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,,chapter ,,vii ,,hymns ,,that ,,changed ,,lives ,twice it has been my privilege to go to the ,fiji ,islands1 the second time just passing through on the ship4 ,i never forgot the things told me on my first visit4 ,a hundred years ago all over the island of ,tonga the people were cannibals1 but ,i saw ,christian schools and colleges1 in one of which ,i addressed #djj girls1 from #ac to #ai years of age1 who worked up to matriculation standard4 ,when ,i had finished speaking they sang to me a ,fijian farewell song4 ,then ,i saw these #djj big girls in their blue tunics scampering over the green1 skin ebony black1 teeth ivory white4 ,their parents were all slaves2 their grandparents cannibals1 but these girls burst into spontaneous singing and the words they sang were3 ,what a wonderful change in my life has been made1 ,since ,jesus came into my heart6 --,rev4 ,norman ,dunning1 at the ,sudan ,interior ,mission4 --,the ,christian ,herald1 ,london4 ,presiding at a great meeting in ,city ,road ,chapel1 ,london1 in #aicc1 when the object was to inform the audience what was being done among the men of the army1 the navy1 and the air force by the churches1 ,mr4 ,joseph ,rank opened by giving his own experience4 ,one ,sunday evening he went to hear the famous and eloquent ,hugh ,price ,hughes1 who long conducted a successful mission in ,london4 ,before he began to preach1 the company sang3 ',tis the promise of ,god1 full salvation to give ,unto him who on ,jesus1 ,his son1 will believe4 ,hallelujah1 'tis done6 ,i believe on the ,son2 ,i am saved by the blood of the crucified ,one4 ,while singing it with the rest1 said ,mr4 ,rank1 the question came to me1 ',can you truthfully say that8' ,by the time we came to the chorus again1 ,i had the peace that passeth understanding4 ,i had the same warmed heart that ,john ,wesley got1 that ,luther got1 and that thousands of others got in the same way1 through believing in ,jesus ,christ4 ,when ,catherine ,booth ,made the ,great ,decision ,a ,salvation ,army ,band led the singing and a ,salvation ,army officer delivered the address at one of the three meetings held in connection with the #aejth anniversary of ,stockwell ,green ,congregational ,church1 ,london1 during the summer of #aidf4 ,very special reasons lay back of the recognition of the ,salvation ,army on that occasion1 for in that church the wife of ,general ,william ,booth made the great decision2 and in front of the speaker was the pew bearing the number #bc where ,catherine ,mumford always sat with her family4 ,she was also a teacher in its ,sunday ,school4 ,in that church on one ,june day she was converted1 and on another ,june day she was married to the ,rev4 ,william ,booth1 a young ,methodist minister4 ,the future years led these two young people1 one a ,congregationalist and the other a ,methodist1 in paths of ,christian service beyond their utmost dreams4 ,catherine had a gloriously happy memory in the hymn which led to her conversion1 and rejoiced in its emphatic assurance1 as expressed by ,charles ,wesley3 ,my ,god1 ,i am ,thine2 ,what a comfort divine1 ,what a blessing to know that my ,jesus is mine6 ,in the heavenly lamb ,thrice happy ,i am1 ,and my heart it doth dance at the sound of ,his name4 ,this hymn has always been popular in ,british ,methodism1 and in the latest edition of their hymn-book 7#aicc7 it is set to the tune of ,harwich4 ,telford characterized it as a hymn with an extraordinary history of blessing ever since it was written4 ,one can easily imagine1 therefore1 with what delight the young convert could henceforth sing the second verse3 ,true pleasures abound ,in the rapturous sound2 ,and whoever hath found it hath paradise found4 ,my ,jesus to know1 ,and to feel ,his blood flow1 ',tis life everlasting1 'tis heaven below4 ,his ,song and ,experience in a ,coal ,mine ,the greatest ,english poet of his age1 said ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt when speaking of ,william ,cowper4 ,but this same writer gave us some of our most cherished hymns4 ,they are greatly beloved in our ,american churches as well as in his native land4 ,among those richly cherished and frequently used in worship is the one which deals with ,divine ,providence3 ,god moves in a mysterious way ,his wonders to perform4 ,this hymn has helped multitudes to bear up under the blows of apparently adverse fortune1 we are told by ,w4 ,t4 ,stead4 ,referring to the verse which reads3 ,ye fearful saints1 fresh courage take2 ,the clouds ye so much dread ,are big with mercy1 and shall break ,in blessings on your head1 we are told that ,it has been much used in times of danger and distress4 ,in confirmation of this statement1 we have the experience of the ,rev4 ,eric ,kinworthy1 ,rotherham1 ,england4 ,this personal incident won first prize among six hundred hymn stories submitted to ,the ,methodist ,recorder1 ,london1 in a ,readers' ,christmastide ,symposium1 ,december1 #aidf4 ,we give the story in the words of ,mr4 ,kinworthy1 who indicated the effect it had on his life3 ,as a boy in my 'teens my work was that of a pony-driver in the local coal-mine1 and being a lover of horses1 my work-mate and ,i were on good terms4 ,usually we were kept very busy1 for two ponies and their drivers were needed to keep the colliers supplied with empty tubs1 and to take away the full tubs from the coal-face4 ,one afternoon1 since but few of the men were at work1 ,captain1 my pony1 was well able to do the work by himself4 ,the other pony was allowed to stay in the stables4 ,as we went on our way to the end of the level with a full load1 ,i was singing a hymn4 ,suddenly1 there was an awful crash4 ,we were jerked to a standstill4 ,it was impossible to see anything until the dust cleared4 ,in a little while1 ,i found the roof had caved in1 and resting on top of the first two tubs was a huge stone weighing about two hundredweights4 ,other big stones were lying around4 ,i was badly frightened1 but realized my life had been wonderfully spared from death or certain injury4 ,if the pony had not increased his pace a moment or two before1 nothing could have saved us4 ,i had been singing a moment before-- ',god moves in a mysterious way4 ,his wonders to perform4' ,immediately ,i knelt in the dust and dedicated my life to ,god4 ,he had spared me for some high purpose4 ,today ,i am trying to fit in1 in that great purpose1 as a minister4 ,decision of the ,incorrigible ,one of the great hymns of the twentieth century1 and one which attained immediate popularity1 the author tells us1 was written for a ,consecration ,service at ,boston ,university ,school of ,religious ,education in #aibf4 ,the opening lines begin with a striking question and a significant answer3 ',are ye able1' said the ,master1 ',to be crucified with me8--' ',yea1' the sturdy dreamers answered1 ',to the death we ,follow ,thee4' ,many interesting stories have gathered around this hymn1 written by ,professor ,earl ,marlatt1 then of the ,boston ,university ,school of ,theology4 ,among these stories1 which he treasures1 was one given to me by ,professor ,marlatt1 with full permission to use the same4 ,therefore ,i give it in his own words3 ,one of my former students1 serving as a chaplain in ,sherborn ,prison for ,women1 wrote me a letter to say that she had used this hymn in a ,sunday vesper service at the prison4 ,two hours later she was called to the cell of one of the so-called 'incorrigibles4' ,the girl was very quiet now and soft-spoken4 ',i suppose you were surprised to have me call for you1' she said to the chaplain1 'and ,i don't wonder4 ,i've never done much with religion4 ,if ,i had ,i wouldn't be here1 probably4 ,that song we sang tonight made me see what the things you believe can mean to people like me4 ,please tell your friend1 that he's never seen me1 but he wrote that second verse for me4' ,she repeated the second verse from memory3 ',are ye able to remember1 ,when a thief lifts up his eyes1 ,that his pardoned soul is worthy ,of a place in ,paradise8' ,just thank him1 please1 and tell him ,i'll try to remember and be different4 ,few hymns have so captured young people as this one1 and they love to sing it4 ,the refrain1 especially1 makes an appeal to them1 and with glowing radiance on their faces they happily sing3 ',lord1 we are able' ,our spirits are ,thine1 ,remold them1 make us1 ,like ,thee1 divine4 ,thy guiding radiance ,above us shall be ,a beacon to ,god1 ,to love and loyalty4 ,the ,hymn ,that ,wrought a ,miracle ,the ,wembley ,stadium is known as a great sports center in ,england4 ,with it1 however1 there is associated a very remarkable story of the effect of one of our choicest hymns4 ,english periodicals have reported this incident under the headings of ,the ,miracle at ,wembley and ,the ,song in the ,stadium4 ,naturally the story is associated with an individual1 who in this case is ,mr4 ,t4 ,p4 ,ratcliffe1 the conductor in tennis flannels1 and dates back to a memorable day at the ,wembley ,stadium1 in ,april1 #aibg1 when the crowd numbered #if1jjj people4 ,refusing to be discouraged by the statements of his friends1 that singing at ,wembley would not be a success1 this leader of community singing had his great audience begin with ,pack ,up ,your ,troubles1 and followed with other popular songs of the day4 ,the people liked it4 ,said he3 ,on my right1 #dh1jjj waved their song-sheets and shouted ',cheerio' to a similar number on my left4 ,this period of singing was about to close1 when1 greatly daring1 the leader announced that they would1 in conclusion1 sing the grand old hymn1 ',abide ,with ,me4' ,he was about to ask all to stand1 when1 glancing at the ,royal box1 he saw ,king ,george ,v rise and bare his head4 ,the hymn created a great depth of religious feeling4 ,said the leader1 as quoted in ,the ,british ,weekly3 ,wembley became for the moment a great open air cathedral4 ,one who knew the circumstances remarked3 ,if ever any felt a possible incongruity in the singing of ',abide ,with ,me' by almost #ajj1jjj people on a football ground and in between two exciting parts of a game that awakened an immense sporting enthusiasm they should listen to some of the stories of the influence of that hymn under those conditions4 ,one of those related was particularly arresting4 ,this concerned a man who was in a muddled condition because of drink1 but the strange experience of singing a church hymn on a football stand apparently sobered him4 ,and an usher stated that he pulled off his cap for the final stanza4 ,two years later ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 the leader1 was singing in a mission hall in the north of ,england1 and a lady who was present asked him to her home to visit her husband4 ,when he reached the house her husband1 ,bill1 with shining eyes1 grasped the visitor's hand1 and expressed his happiness4 ,he was the confused ,wembley singer1 and he thus related what happened to him3 ,when you sang ',abide ,with ,me' something snapped4 ,i could never explain1 but ,i felt myself a new man4 ,the singing of the first verse recalled my ,christian parents1 and a godly home1 while the second brought before me my unhappy wife and children4 ,i tried to join in the third verse which was a prayer just suited to me4 ,this is the verse which begins3 ,i need ,thy presence every passing hour3 ,what but ,thy grace can foil the tempter's power8 ,bill's wife then explained how she was affected as she took the visitor to the window1 and told how she was waiting ,bill's return4 ,she expected that when she saw him he would be in his usual state4 ,but as he turned the corner he was running and singing1 and when he entered the house he kissed her1 and1 between sobs1 told her what had happened4 ,later years have found him in the home three times1 said this visitor in the latter part of #aide4 ,the three children were taught to call him ,uncle ,tom4 ,each time he visited the family the little girl got the large ,bible and read one of the miracles of ,jesus4 ,then the father would put an arm around the group of children and narrate the miracle that happened to him at ,wembley when the football crowd sang ',abide ,with ,me4' ,uncle ,tom would then sing the hymn that caused the miracle4 ,,chapter ,,viii ,,songs ,,of ,,childhood ,,and ,,youth ,one ,sunday evening a farmer was teaching his little girl the hymn1 ',a charge to keep ,i have4' ,when they came to the verse3 ',to serve the present age1 ,my calling to fulfill2 ,oh1 may it all my powers engage ,to do my ,master's will6' the godly father told his daughter that the ,creator had brought her into the world that she might fulfill that verse4 ,the child believed it4 ,and because that verse took possession of that little girl and started her on a great career1 ,frances ,e4 ,willard stands in perpetual marble in ,statuary ,hall in the ,capitol at ,washington1 the one woman in the nation's ,hall of ,fame4--,the ,homiletic ,review4 ,a little lad1 according to the story related by ,bishop ,william ,burt1 loved to sing4 ,he had a particular fondness for one hymn1 and hence he often sang around the home the hymn which he had learned in ,sunday ,school3 ,jesus1 ,lover of my soul1 ,let me to ,thy bosom fly4 ,the parents1 naturally1 were delighted to have their growing boy displaying his gift of song2 but he sometimes sang at what appeared to them to be inopportune moments4 ,for instance1 one night the family were going to a party1 and the little fellow was warned not to sing on that occasion4 ,during the evening1 however1 the boy was in a corner of the room1 and1 being alone1 began to sing his beloved hymn in a clear1 sweet voice4 ,those present were delighted at the pleasing incident4 ,when1 however1 the boy observed his parents look at him1 somewhat reprovingly1 he said to them1 ,i didn't mean to do it1 but it sang itself4 ,song of the ,child in the ,shelter ,mummie1 do you think they would listen if ,i sang for them8 ,oh1 no1 of course not1 was the mother's reply4 ,you can't sing here1 she added4 ,mother and her little girl were in an ,english air raid shelter and the wartime experience was a new one for the perplexed child4 ,england was being terribly bombed in the spring of #aida1 and on this occasion more than a hundred people1 highly nervous1 were trying to meet their fears with loud conversation1 shouting1 laughter1 and some kind of singing4 ,the scene of commotion distressed the little girl1 and she wished the people were less noisy4 ,a ,british writer told us what happened4 ,the conversation of mother and daughter was overheard by a woman who was sitting near by4 ,turning to the mother the woman said1 ,and why should she not sing8 ,immediately1 therefore1 she stood up1 called for order1 and invited the little girl to sing4 ,the child1 very shyly1 advanced to the middle of the shelter1 and clasped her hands1 as though in prayer4 ,lifting her sweet childish voice she sang3 ,jesus1 tender ,shepherd1 hear me2 ,bless ,thy little lamb tonight2 ,through the darkness be ,thou near me2 ,keep me safe till morning light4 ,all this day ,thy hand has led me1 ,and ,i thank ,thee for ,thy care2 ,thou hast clothed me1 warmed and fed me2 ,listen to my evening prayer4 ,let my sins be all forgiven2 ,bless the friends ,i love so well2 ,take me when ,i die to heaven1 ,happy there with ,thee to dwell4 ,silence immediately prevailed4 ,hearts which were unmoved by the confusion of the earlier noises were touched by the song of the child4 ,their spirits became responsive1 for a little child had led them in a song which was both a prayer of thanksgiving and reverent petition4 ,mary ,lundie ,duncan1 who was the daughter of one minister and the wife of another1 wrote this hymn1 as she did others1 for her own children4 ,in every word it breathes the childlike spirit4 ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt1 speaking perhaps more for his native country than for ,america 7though the hymn is found in the section for children in some of our ,american hymnals71 said that this is the first evening prayer that thousands of little children learn4 ,what the ,scouts ,sang ,sea ,scouts accompanied ,boy ,scouts to a morning service of worship on a ,february ,sunday1 #aidg1 and thus gave modern color to the old-world dignity of a very beautiful ,presbyterian ,church in an ,american city4 ,it was also the first ,sunday in his new pastorate of a man who had served during ,world ,war ,,ii with anti-aircraft units in the ,southwest ,pacific4 ,thus everything combined to make the occasion memorable4 ,said the minister to the ,scouts3 ,in my work as chaplain ,i found it was boys with ,scout background who stepped forward and offered to be of service4 ,and a marked proportion of distinguished service medals were awarded to former scouts4 ,but the sermon found its devotional climax1 we were told1 in the hymn of consecration selected to be sung4 ,this was written by a great lover of youth1 the ,rev4 ,charles ,a4 ,dickinson1 ,d4,d4 ,born in ,vermont1 ,july #d1 #ahdi1 he graduated from ,harvard ,university4 ,in the latter part of his life he established his residence in ,california4 ,the hymn sung was3 ,blessed ,master1 ,i have promised1 ,hear my solemn vow2 ,take this pledge of mine and seal it ,here and now4 ,the outstanding characteristic of this hymn is the absolute finality of the solemn dedication to ,christ4 ,it is 'here and now' that the irrevocable decision is made1 commented ,covert and ,laufer4 ,but the hymn closes with a prayer for strength to keep the pledge made3 ,let no worldly cares or pleasures ,call my heart away2 ,save me1 ,lord1 and keep me faithful ,day by day4 ,hearts have been deeply stirred by the use of this hymn at the monthly consecration service of ,christian ,endeavor societies1 for which it was evidently designed1 we are told4 ,it was a good hymn for the ,scouts to sing on that winter morning4 ,jesus ,bids ,us ,shine ,this large family lived about equi-distant from four towns on a quiet inaccessible rented farm along the river4 ,it was while ,i was visiting the country school that ,i first got acquainted with some of the children4 ,they told me about their youngest sister1 who had had infantile paralysis4 ,after getting rather minute directions from the older brother1 ,i finally found the isolated farm home4 ,alice was five years old and as bright and as ardent a little child as ,i ever knew4 ,she was very easy to make friends with and ,i soon began to teach her the first verse of the children's song1 ,jesus ,bids ,us ,shine4 ,when ,i came to the line1 ,you in your small corner1 and ,i in mine1 ,i would point first at her and then at myself4 ,she got a great kick out of this and set herself to learn the words and the tune4 ,i visited with the older folks a while1 went out to the barn with the farmer to look at his stock1 ate dinner with the family1 but in between times ,i kept trying to teach little ,alice the first verse of that song4 ,finally she could sing it with the assistance of her older sister4 ,about a year later ,i went out to the ,anderson home but found that ,alice had been taken for treatment to the children's hospital at the ,university4 ,i went back a year later1 and this time ,i found that an ambulance had come after her that very morning4 ,perhaps six months later1 ,i was again slowly taking the deeply-rutted road4 ,she came limping toward me as fast as she could1 which was not very fast4 ,hobbling down the lane on her one good leg with the aid of a considerably improved other leg1 she called out to me with ardent pride1 ,i can sing that song4 ,i can sing that song6 ,and she could3 ,jesus bids us shine1 with a clear pure light1 ,like a little candle burning in the night2 ,in this world of darkness1 we must shine1 ,you in your small corner1 and ,i in mine4 ,and she didn't forget to point at me either6 --,otis ,moore in ,zion's ,herald4 ,men ,loved the ,kiddies' ,hymn ,i have seen an officer in mid-years almost break down in tears because ,i casually quoted the 444 hymn3 ',now the day is over1 ,night is drawing nigh2 ,shadows of the evening ,steal across the sky4' ,such was the testimony of ,chaplain ,thomas ,tiplady1 who was with the ,british forces in ,france during ,world ,war ,i4 ,he gives the reason for this when he says that the man's mother had for several years repeated the hymn to him every evening4 ,but most of the soldiers liked this hymn4 ,particularly impressive is the account given of the time when the men assembled for worship in a little church at ,achicourt1 about a mile out of ,arras4 ,there the men often gathered1 even though the building had been badly shattered4 ,a final service was held1 and the benediction had been pronounced4 ,then the chaplain said3 ,before we part and before we leave ,achicourt which has meant so much to us of joy and sorrow1 let us sing a kiddies' hymn4 ,it was not in their books1 but the leader read it verse by verse1 and the men sang4 ,one may easily imagine their deep feelings as they united in the words3 ,grant to little children ,visions bright of ,thee2 ,guard the sailors tossing ,on the deep blue sea4 ,the testimony of the chaplain to the effects produced by that hymn is as follows3 ,i have witnessed many moving sights in my time and heard much deep and thrilling music but ,i have never been so deeply moved by anything as by the deep1 rich voices of these gallant men and boys who1 after winning the ,battle of ,arras1 had come into this ruined church and were singing this beautiful kiddies' hymn as their last farewell4 ,,chapter ,,ix ,,sang ,,in ,,their ,,own ,,tongues ,what seems to me important and inspiring is that in hours of deep religious emotion ,christian faith in different nations should find expression in the same words4 --,the ,christian ,advocate4 ,wondrous power of music6444 ,it touches the chords of memory1 and brings back the happy scenes of the past4 ,in the rude mining camp1 cut off by the snows of winter1 in the narrow cabin of the ship ice-bound in the ,arctic seas1 in the bare1 dark rooms of the war-prison where the captive soldiers are trying to beguile the heavy time in company1 tears steal down the rough cheeks when some one strikes up the familiar notes of ,home1 ,sweet ,home4 444 ,it borrows the comfort of hope4 ,it drops the threads of sorrow one by one1 and catches the beams of light reflected from the future1 and weaves them in among its harmonies1 blending1 brightening1 softening the mystic web1 until we are enclosed1 we know not how1 in a garment of consolation1 and the cold1 tired heart finds itself warmed1 and rested1 and filled with courage4 ,most gracious ministry of music6 --,six ,days in the ,week1 by ,henry van ,dyke 7,charles ,scribner's ,sons74 ,chinese and ,americans ,sang a ,negro ,spiritual ,the distinguished ,negro musician who was the guest of honor of ,the ,hymn ,society of ,america at its spring meeting1 in #aidd1 was ,dr4 ,harry ,t4 ,burleigh1 who had then been associated for half a century with the music of ,st4 ,george's ,church1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,this prominent man began by tracing his love of music to his mother1 and also his blind grandfather1 who taught him many1 many of the old ,negro melodies when a lad4 ,then1 perseveringly1 he won a scholarship at the ,national ,conservatory of ,music in ,new ,york4 ,after relating how much of his time had been devoted to the task of arranging and composing ,negro spirituals he sat at the piano and thrilled his audience as he sang these beautiful songs3 ,weeping ,mary1 ,go ,down in the ,lonesome ,valley to ,meet ,your ,saviour ,there1 ,i'm ,seeking for a ,city1 ,hallelujah6 ,lord1 ,i ,want to be a ,christian4 ,happily there was present that day the ,rev4 ,timothy ,tingfang ,lew1 professor at ,yengching ,university1 ,chengtu1 ,west ,china4 ,he narrated how there was produced in ,china a common hymnal for the leading evangelical churches1 and stated that the present ,chinese hymnbook1 ',hymns of ,universal ,praise1' was the result of effective team-work4 ,included in this book was1 he indicated1 ,lord1 ,i ,want to ,be a ,christian1 and suggested that they all sing it with ,dr4 ,burleigh4 ,everybody liked the idea4 ,two ,chinese missionaries were accompanying ,dr4 and ,mrs4 ,lew2 so these four sang it in the ,chinese language1 while the others sang in ,english4 ,thus their voices blended in one of the beloved spirituals of the ,negro race1 while they were accompanied by a ,negro on the piano4 ,lord1 ,i want to be a ,christian1 ,in-a my heart1 in-a my heart ,lord1 ,i want to be a ,christian ,in-a my heart4 ,writers of hymns1 composers of tunes1 church organists and choir leaders were in that company of men and women who joyfully sang the verses of that beloved spiritual1 and their faces were radiant as they came to the words3 ,lord1 ,i want to be like ,jesus ,in-a my heart1 in-a my heart1 ,lord1 ,i want to be like ,jesus ,in-a my heart4 ,the entire company felt and affirmed that the effect was most touching4 ,when the ,united ,states entered ,world ,war ,,ii five leaders of the ,salvation ,army1 who knew what ,american youth liked to sing1 and what is also profitable for them1 made a small selection of hymns for the use of the armed forces in both their religious services and social gatherings4 ,that thin little book wisely contained the appealing spiritual3 ,lord1 ,i want to be a ,christian4 ,thus it went around the world with our ,american lads4 ,the people of ,great ,britain1 the newspapers affirmed1 became greatly attached to it1 and particularly enjoyed hearing it sung by the colored soldiers4 ,christmas ,carols in ,two ,tongues ,it required an attentive ear to notice that the singing was in two languages at once1 said a reporter in ,the ,new ,york ,times when he gave a vivid description of the ,christmas service conducted in the ,first ,chinese ,church in ,new ,york ,city on the ,sunday following ,christmas ,day1 in #aidf4 ,children took a very prominent part1 especially in the rendering of ,christmas music4 ,the building was decorated in the traditional fashion4 ,both the ,united ,states flag and that of the ,chinese were displayed1 and between them was a white banner with red cut-out characters saying ',merry ,christmas' in ,chinese4 ,various ,christmas exercises were rendered1 and then a speaker emphasized the fact that ,christmas belongs to everybody4 ,together they sang1 ,the ,first ,noel and ,hark6 the ,herald ,angels ,sing4 ,before the service closed the two stars of the program1 small brothers1 sang the lovely hymn attributed to ,martin ,luther3 ,away in a manger1 no crib for a bed1 ,the little ,lord ,jesus laid down ,his sweet head4 ,the stars in the sky looked down where ,he lay1 ,the little ,lord ,jesus1 asleep on the hay4 ,it was a big day for these ,chinese children and their parents1 commented the reporter4 ,for many visitors1 also1 it was a time of happiness4 ,the joyful strains of ,christmas music make human hearts glad wherever the story of the ,christ ,child is told4 ,everybody ,knows ',holy ,night' ,can we not sing something together8 ,this was the question asked in the days of the ,first ,world ,war at a gathering in the ,young ,women's ,christian ,association in ,boston4 ,why1 someone exclaimed1 how can we8 ,then she added1 ,there is no language which all of us speak4 ,the answer appeared to be discouragingly decisive until a ,french girl made a happy suggestion4 ,but tunes1 said she1 are the same1 and there ought to be a tune which we all know1 even if we have to sing different words4 ,everybody knows ',holy ,night1' remarked a young woman of large musical ability1 born in ,russia4 ,her parentage was ,english and ,german1 and she had cousins in each of the three nations4 ,she sat down at the piano and began to play the song4 ,an ,american concert singer with a rare voice1 invited in for the occasion1 stood by her and led4 ,those who spoke ,english began to sing3 ,silent night1 holy night1 ,all is calm1 all is bright4 ,one after another others joined1 and soon1 ,french1 ,swiss1 ,german1 ,austrian1 ,belgian1 ,pole1 ,russian and ,italian were all singing together the same message to the same music--but each in her own tongue4 ,if we all start from ,christ1 said ,henry ,churchill ,king1 who once related this incident1 the nations can come into harmony1 even though each sings in its own tongue4 ,unifying ,influence of ,song at ,eastertide ,the spirit of ,easter has an exhilarating effect on all peoples in ,christian lands4 ,the following from the news columns of ,the ,new ,york ,times on ,easter ,monday 7,april #bf1 #aidc7 indicates that representatives of various nationalities entered into the joy of the festive season4 ,among the many services described that day was the sunrise service at ,central ,park1 as follows3 ,more than #f1jjj persons gathered for the annual service on the ,mall in ,central ,park at #g ,a4,m4 ,a group of ,waves and ,spars and members of the ,marine ,corps ,auxiliary served as ushers4 ,the services were principally musical1 with the singing of ,easter hymns by various foreign-language groups1 as well as hymns in ,english4 ,the services were opened with the singing of ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner by ,miss ,lucy ,monroe1 accompanied by the ,maritime ,band1 and continued with the singing of hymns by choirs from foreign-language churches in the metropolitan area4 ,twelve ,mohawk ,indians in tribal regalia1 the choir of the ,cuyler ,presbyterian ,church1 ,brooklyn1 sang ,up ,from the ,grave ,he ,rose1 and a group of sixteen ,chinese children sang the same hymn in their native tongue4 ,the choir of the ,russian ,evangelical ,pentecostal ,church sang the hymn1 ,he ,arose ,from the ,dead1 in ,russian1 and ,he ,lives was sung by an ,italian choir led by the ,rev4 ,d4 ,lisciandrello1 pastor of ,calvary ,church1 ,brooklyn4 ,other foreign language groups participating included the ,syrian ,protestant ,church1 ,brooklyn2 the ,spanish ,christian ,church1 and a ,polish choir4 ,people of many lands1 therefore1 sang in their own tongue the glad story of the resurrection of ,christ4 ,,chapter ,x ,,patriotic ,,music ,,in ,,war ,,and ,,peace ,soldier voices were heard singing in the crypt of ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral on ,july #d1 #aida4 ,strangely1 as though protected by ,divine ,providence1 this historic building was still standing though surrounding ,london had been destructively bombed and was mostly in ruins4 ,but on that memorable day there was unveiled a memorial tablet to ,billy ,fiske1 the first ,american to give his life in ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,fliers from his own squadron and some other ,american volunteers were the singers4 ,standing together in the candle-lit dusk1 said ,alexander ,woolcott1 this symbolic group of ,anglo-,american courage sang ,billy ,fiske to his rest with the words3 ',mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the ,lord4' ,a surprise awaited ,mrs4 ,f4 ,d4 ,roosevelt on a ,september day1 in #aidc1 according to a report of the ,associated ,press1 when she walked into a room for youthful sufferers from infantile paralysis in the ,melbourne ,child's ,hospital4 ,mrs4 ,roosevelt was in ,australia at that time visiting the ,american troops1 but she was also interested in these youthful patients4 ,there she saw1 as she entered1 ,thirteen-year-old ,briar ,dean holding a harmonica in his one usable hand1 and playing ,america's national anthem4 ,when he halted his music1 ,mrs4 ,roosevelt1 attracted by the unusual scene1 walked directly to the youngster and asked him to play for her4 ,so he started over1 and played through a verse1 and the chorus4 ,four generals1 one admiral1 and numerous other gold-braided men1 stood at attention1 according to the correspondent who narrated the memorable event for his ,american readers4 ,surprise for ,american ,soldiers ,it was the ,fourth of ,july in this joint ,british and ,american ,officers' training camp1 said an ,associated ,press report from an officers' training camp in ,north ,africa on ,july #e1 #aidc4 ,no announcement1 however1 was posted concerning a ,fourth of ,july celebration4 ,the camp was to follow its regular routine4 ,there would be a route march at five o'clock4 ,the hour of five came and the men fell in on the parade ground1 and started up the trail4 ,it was observed that the ,american general was making the march1 but no ,british officers were seen4 ,it's our holiday1 and they get the day off4 ,can you beat it8 ,thus murmured the ,americans4 ,the trail led through a grove winding up and down the slopes of the mountain1 said the correspondent4 ,the sun was nearly down when they emerged into a clearing4 ,just ahead1 in an open space among the trees1 the ,british officers were lined up in two files4 ,they were singing ',the ,star-,spangled ,banner4' ,an ,american flag waved above their heads4 ,such was the tersely vivid account of a dramatic moment in the lives of ,british and ,american soldiers in ,north ,africa during an important period in the history of ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,america the ,beautiful ,heard at ,arlington ,the ,unknown ,soldier and his legions of sleeping comrades were honored anew in this national cemetery today--with fresh flowers and a solemn promise1 said an ,associated ,press report from the ,arlington ,national ,cemetery on ,may #cj1 #aidc4 ,the ,memorial ,day crowd1 it added1 came from every direction through the oak-shaded walks of the cemetery1 sobered by the sight of fresh graves among the sod-covered resting places of earlier veterans4 ,taps were sounded by a marine corps bugler1 and all conversation ceased4 ,president ,f4 ,d4 ,roosevelt's wreath was laid on the tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier4 ,representatives of veterans' organizations and their auxiliaries1 dressed in vivid uniforms1 then deposited wreath after wreath at the base of the white monument4 ,the solemn promise mentioned was given by ,lt4-,gen4 ,brehon ,b4 ,somervell who made this declaration3 ,to the nameless soldier here before us in this marble tomb and through him to all his comrades1 wherever they may lie1 we make this promise3 ,with them we enter into an earnest covenant that we will carry on the fight1 against whatever odds and however long it takes1 until justice and decency and human liberty are re-established throughout the earth4 ,america the ,beautiful was distinctly heard as the people moved quietly into the classic marble amphitheater1 as the carillon at ,fort ,myer1 nearby1 gave forth the music of the beloved patriotic song of ,katharine ,lee ,bates-- ,o beautiful for heroes proved ,in liberating strife1 ,who more than self their country loved1 ,and mercy more than life6 ,an ,american ,home on ,invasion ,day ,as a nation we had looked upon the war as a gigantic business proposition which we could manage with our own resources3 production1 government agencies1 organization and training4 ,then came ,d-,day1 and for the first time we drew upon our reserve4 ,the first hour in the morning runs strictly to schedule in our household since this is the only way to avoid confusion when the children are getting ready for school as ,dad leaves for the office4 ,as soon as ,i go downstairs1 ,i turn the radio to the musical clock program in order to check our progress4 ,each morning a recording blares out1 ,o1 ,what a ,beautiful ,morning6 ,but on ,june #f ,i heard an organ pealing forth ,finlandia--,be still1 my soul3 ,the ,lord is on thy side4 ,and then ,i knew before seeing the paper on the front porch that the headline would be ,invasion6 ,each minute of this day was so filled with destiny that it seemed of little importance to note their individual passing3 so1 without the customary pause for announcing the time1 the melody changed to ,onward1 ,christian ,soldiers4 ,our boys were crossing the channel in the presence of that other ,son who had suffered and died1 that those he loved might live fully4 ,the muted organ almost whispered ,rock of ,ages as parents knelt at home under the sheltering arms of that other ,father1 whose heart had bled with each thrust of the spear4 ,let me hide myself in ,thee was the message4 ,those parents do not care that it is a beautiful morning4 ,it makes no difference that the hands on the clock say that it is seven-fifteen4 ,simply to ,thy cross ,i cling was their solace4 ,and then the organ led in prayer1 the prayer that filled the hearts of the sons approaching the beachheads1 and the parents in their ,gethsemane3 ,o ,god1 our help in ages past1 ,our hope for years to come1 ,be thou our guide while life shall last1 ,and our eternal home6 ,for the first time voices joined the melody of the organ4 ,strong1 confident1 courageous voices ringing forth the affirmation1 ,a ,mighty ,fortress ,is ,our ,god4 ,and then the triumphant1 trumpet-like tones of the organ1 sounding their notes of gratitude to the ,god of our ,fathers1 whose strong arm is our ever sure defense 444 from war's alarms1 from deadly pestilence4 ,in that moment1 ,i murmured a prayer of gratitude that my parents had taught me the words of these hymns so that my thoughts had been led by the organ melodies to my personal unlimited reserves1 that represent the rightful heritage of a child of ,god4 ,for my two children ,june #f1 #aidd1 will soon have become another date to learn from the pages of a history book4 ,i cannot know when their ,h-,hour will come4 ,but ,i do know their reserves will make them more than victorious because theirs is the greatest inheritance in the universe--the ,faith of our ,fathers4 --,charlotte ,a4 ,young in ,the ,christian ,advocate1 ,june #bi1 #aidd4 ,used by permission4 ,our ,god is ,marching ,on6 ,the most solemn day in ,american history1 was ,june #f1 #aidd1 according to one editor4 ,this was known as ,d day1 and was the day of the invasion of the coast of ,normandy by the ,allied nations engaged in a mighty and deadly struggle with ,germany4 ,this day was anticipated for many weeks4 ,it was known that the ,united ,states and ,great ,britain would unite in striking the enemy at a season and a place when and where the blow would be considered to be most effective4 ,only a few statesmen and high-ranking military authorities1 however1 knew in advance just when that day would come4 ,one outstanding aim1 of course1 was to surprise the enemy4 ,a mighty military machine had been built for the purpose2 and1 on the other hand1 the enemy1 in ignorance of the secret of time and place1 had done its utmost to mass its forces and arrange its protective material where it was hoped that they would be most effective4 ,churches and communities arranged to ring their church bells and give other signals as soon as the news of the invasion was received1 so that the people might learn of the fateful hour and join in prayer4 ,churches also arranged to open their buildings1 and ministers planned for gatherings for prayer4 ,these features were generally observed4 ,then at ten o'clock at night1 ,president ,f4 ,d4 ,roosevelt1 who the previous evening addressed the nation on the fall of ,rome1 led the nation in prayer4 ,probably never so many people in the ,united ,states listened to the ,president at the same time as on that occasion4 ,in this poignant hour1 ,i ask you to join with me in prayer1 said he to those1 who1 all over the nation1 were listening4 ,then he began3 ,almighty ,god3 ,our sons1 pride of our nation1 this day have set upon a mighty endeavor1 a struggle to preserve our republic1 our religion and our civilization1 and to set free a suffering humanity4 ,lead them straight and true2 give strength to their arms1 stoutness to their hearts1 steadfastness in their faith4 ,the prayer was inclusive1 and men and women mostly listened to it as they sat in their own homes--homes from which their loved ones had gone forth to fight for freedom4 ,then came the closing words3 ,thy will be done1 ,almighty ,god4 ,amen4 ,millions of eyes were moistened by tears at that hushed moment4 ,the pause was brief4 ,then from the radio came voices reverently singing3 ,onward1 ,christian soldiers1 ,marching as to war1 ,with the cross of ,jesus ,going on before6 ,another selection was rendered1 and then1 most appropriately1 came the song of the beloved ,julia ,ward ,howe3 ,mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the ,lord1 concerning which said one newspaper columnist the next day1 more than any other song of any time this strikes deeply home at this hour4 ,how impressive was that refrain toward the close of this historic day3 ,glory1 glory1 ,hallelujah6 ,glory1 glory1 ,hallelujah6 ,glory1 glory1 ,hallelujah6 ,his truth is marching on6 ,the second verse was rendered as a solo3 ,i have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps2 ,they have builded ,him an altar in the evening dews and damps2 ,i have read ,his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps2 ,his truth is marching on4 ,a male voice rendered one verse and a woman's voice another4 ,the chorus refrain was each time sung by the entire chorus4 ,also1 they all united in the closing verse4 ,how unforgettably impressive was this6 ,in the beauty of the lilies1 ,christ was born across the sea1 ,with a glory in ,his bosom that transfigures you and me3 ,as ,he died to make men holy1 let us die to make men free1 ,while ,god is marching on4 ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner at ,war's ,end ,it's going to be a long war1 and it is going to be a tough war1 said ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt1 when he appeared before ,congress on ,december #h1 #aida1 to ask for a declaration of war with ,japan after that nation had attacked the ,united ,states4 ,the ,president was speaking that day in a prophetic strain4 ,he was right4 ,the war was both long and tough4 ,the wartime generation1 of ,world ,war ,,ii1 will long remember the anxiety and sacrifice of those days1 as with grim determination our youth fought and our people labored unitedly to win a priceless victory4 ,not until ,september1 #aide1 did peace return to our land4 ,the ,stars and ,stripes were raised over ancient ,tokio today as ,general ,mac,arthur formally established authority over ,japan's battered capital in the name of the ,united ,states1 were the words which appeared on the front page of some of our newspapers on ,september #h1 #aide4 ,this account of what happened was printed in ,the ,new ,york ,times4 ,it was written by ,frank ,l4 ,kluckhorn3 ,standing alone before ,lt4-,gen4 ,robert ,eichelberger1 commander of the #hth army1 which is garrisoning ,tokio1 ,mac,arthur said3 ',gen4 ,eichelberger1 have our country's flag unfurled1 and in ,tokio's sun let it wave in its full glory as a symbol of hope for the oppressed and as a harbinger of victory for the right4' ,eichelberger saluted1 repeated the order1 and the band played the national anthem4 ,as the guard of honor and the others present saluted1 the flag was raised on the pole where it can be seen from much of ,tokio4 ,the chaplain of the ,first ,cavalry ,division gave the benediction1 and the ceremony was over4 ,but how thrilling and unforgettable must it have been to have listened to the strains of ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner in that momentous hour6 ,a news item observed that the ,american flag unfurled on this occasion was the very flag that floated over the ,capitol in ,washington on ,december #g1 #aida4 ,this was the day when we were attacked by the ,japanese4 ,vauntingly the ,japanese had declared1 it was reported1 that peace terms would be signed in the ,white ,house in ,washington4 ,far different1 however1 was the reality4 ,the terms of the unconditional surrender of ,japan were made known1 and the ceremonies relating to the signing of the same were observed on board the battleship ,missouri in ,tokio ,bay4 ,these were reported in the morning papers of ,september #c1 #aide1 though millions of citizens in the ,united ,states heard them over the radio the previous night4 ,we were told that the ,missouri's band outdid itself providing music1 playing ',anchors ,aweigh' 444 and ',the ,stars and ,stripes ,forever4' ,a bugler sounded ',taps' in memory of the gallant band of men and women who had gone into the great conflict with mighty forces with the hopeful feeling that 444 conquer we must when our cause it is just1 ,and this be our motto1 ',in ,god is our trust4' ,thus the national anthem was played at the hour of the formal surrender of ,japan on the ,missouri and also when ,general ,mac,arthur set up power in ,tokio1 and the same historic flag was flown on both occasions4 ,the ,star-,spangled ,banner always has a special appeal when it is rendered in the presence of the ,stars and ,stripes4 ,our national anthem had gone with the nation from peace to war and from war to peace4 ,kipling's ,recessional ,perhaps the greatest single production of ,rudyard ,kipling's pen1 remarked ,nutter and ,tillett concerning ,the ,recessional4 ,it is a hymn of majestic greatness1 and one can easily imagine the deep impression it must have made when heard in ,westminster ,abbey on the day when the body of the brilliant author was placed in that historic shrine4 ,the honor of being buried there1 with the great of the nation1 was well deserved4 ,the ,recessional was published in the ,london ,times1 ,july #ag1 #ahig2 and it was written in celebration of the ,diamond ,jubilee of ,queen ,victoria4 ,the very next year it appeared in a hymnal published by the ,american ,baptist ,publication ,society4 ,since then it has appeared in many hymnals1 and has frequently been sung on great patriotic occasions4 ,fortunately the author has told us how the hymn came to be written4 ,said he3 ,that poem gave me more trouble than anything ,i ever wrote4 ,i had promised the ,times a poem on the ,jubilee2 and when it became due1 ,i had written nothing that had satisfied me4 ,the ,times began to want that poem badly and sent letter after letter asking for it4 ,i made many more attempts but no further progress4 ,finally the ,times began sending telegrams4 ,so ,i shut myself in a room with the determination to stay there until ,i had written a ,jubilee poem4 ,sitting down with all my previous attempts before me1 ,i searched through those dozens of sketches till at last ,i found one line ,i liked4 ,that was ',lest ,we ,forget4' ,round these words 'the ,recessional' was written4 ,a majestic strain pervades the hymn4 ,its deep solemnity reminds one of some of the language of the ,old ,testament prophet4 ,one thrills when he hears the lines3 ,god of our fathers1 known of old1 ,lord of our far-flung battle line1 ,beneath whose awful hand we hold ,dominion over palm and pine3 ,lord ,god of ,hosts1 be with us yet1 ,lest we forget1 lest we forget6 ,the tumult and the shouting dies2 ,the captains and the kings depart2 ,still stands ,thine ancient sacrifice1 ,a broken and a contrite heart3 ,lord ,god of hosts1 be with us yet1 ,lest we forget1 lest we forget4 ,it is interesting to read what ,kipling's cousin1 ,miss ,florence ,macdonald1 wrote for ,the ,methodist ,recorder1 ,london1 following ,kipling's death4 ,she said that she had a letter that ,kipling wrote to her father after ,the ,recessional was published4 ,he there said3 ,yes1 when one has three generations of ,methody 7,methodist7 ministers behind one1 the pulpit streak is bound to show4 ,it's very funny to hear folk wondering where ,i got it4 ,then ,miss ,macdonald made this observation3 ,it is not generally known1 perhaps1 that he 7,kipling7 was a grandson of the manse on both sides1 his maternal grandfather being the ,rev4 ,george ,b4 ,macdonald1 and his paternal grandfather being the ,rev4 ,joseph ,kipling1 both ,wesleyan ministers4 ,this side-light on ,kipling's method of composition was also given by ,miss ,macdonald3 ,when composing verse he would set it to a tune1 often a hymn tune1 and ,i have heard him walking up and down the room singing a verse over and over again to get the lilt and the swing of it4 ,kipling1 by the way1 was awarded the ,nobel prize for literature in #aijg4 ,and when the author was laid to rest in ,westminster ,abbey1 ,june #bc1 #aicf1 the choir sang his own ,recessional1 and through the venerable temple there rang the words3 ,lord ,god of ,hosts1 be with us yet1 ,lest we forget1 lest we forget6 ,,chapter ,,xi ,,thanksgiving ,,in ,,song ,the note of praise was sounded at the very beginning of the #geth annual convention of the ,new ,york ,state ,council of ,religious ,education1 which was held in ,utica1 ,n4 ,y41 ,october1 #aicj4 ,the assembled delegates1 whose interest centered in directing the religious life of the young people in the churches and communities of the state1 lifted up their voices in singing what was once characterized by ,dr4 ,j4 ,m4 ,buckley as the most perfect hymn in thanksgiving in the ,english language3 ,for the beauty of the earth1 ,for the glory of the skies1 ,for the love which from our birth ,over and around us lies3 ,lord of all1 to ,thee we raise ,this our hymn of grateful praise4 ,each day in downtown ,los ,angeles1 in the morning1 at noonday1 and again at night1 a mighty choir of bells invites the hearts of merchants and bankers1 tradesmen and newsboys1 policemen and seamstresses to pause and reflect1 to be still a moment in their hearts and receive the sacred benediction of the bells4 ,in the message of the bells there is joy and peace and love for all our fellow men1 the love one sometimes forgets in the hurly-burly of a great city4 ,whenever ,i hear these bells ,i stop whatever ,i am doing1 and my heart looks up to the great tower atop a lofty building and beyond to the vast blue sky4 ,my heart sings with the bells a prayer of gratitude for the gentle reminder that commerce is not all4 --,cy ,lance in ,the ,classmate4 ,two ,statesmen ,sang ,america in ,washington's ,pew ,the ,american nation was called to supplication for ,divine guidance on the first day of #aidb4 ,the date was historic1 for the nation was entering on a ,new ,year with the dark shadows of war resting on the people4 ,one of the events of that day was recorded on the front page of practically all our newspapers4 ,winston ,churchill1 ,prime ,minister of ,great ,britain1 was at that time visiting the ,united ,states for the purpose of conferring with ,president ,f4 ,d4 ,roosevelt4 ,the latter took his guest with him to the quaint ,episcopal ,church at ,alexandria1 ,va41 of which ,george ,washington was1 in #agge1 one of the founders4 ,together they occupied the white pew in which ,washington used to worship4 ,each of the two statesmen loved to sing1 hence both of them united with the congregation when they sang3 ,my country1 'tis of thee1 ,sweet land of liberty1 ,of thee ,i sing4 ,perhaps each responsible statesman1 burdened with anxiety1 was thinking of his own country as he sang the prayerful words3 ,our fathers' ,god1 to ,thee1 ,author of liberty1 ,to ,thee we sing2 ,long may our land be bright ,with freedom's holy light2 ,protect us by ,thy might1 ,great ,god1 our ,king4 ,thus did two statesmen of the twentieth century render thanksgiving to ,god and covet his leadership and guidance as they stood side by side and sang their faith in ,god and country4 ,gunner ,led the ,song of ,praise ,circumstances called for patient waiting1 said one who had been interned in the ,allied-,prisoners-of-,war ,camp on the west coast of the island of ,honshu4444 ,over the mountains and two hundred miles to the south the first atom bomb had been dropped during those momentous days of ,august1 #aide4444 ,then suddenly everything was quiet4 ,the wailing air-raid sirens1 the heavy drone of giant bombers1 the explosions1 the flames1 the panic and confusion ceased4 ,the ending of hostilities 444 gave place to long silent and uneventful days1 completely cut off from news of the outside world4 ,thus ran the story of one who signed himself with the initials ,r4 ,e4 ,w4 ,h4 as he narrated some of his experiences in the ,japanese prison camp during ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,the prison community consisted of ,australians1 ,americans1 ,dutch and ,british4 ,three and a half years of alien bondage had been endured by some of them4 ,one of the first concerted acts of these former prisoners1 when they definitely realized their freedom1 was to hold a service of thanksgiving4 ,the account of this appeared in ,the ,british ,weekly1 ,september #i1 #aidf4 ,they had no padre or religious leadership1 but the desire to give praise and thanks in a form of ,divine service was spontaneous1 and embraced all sects and racial creeds4 ,the first hymn used was a most appropriate selection3 ,praise1 my soul1 the ,king of heaven1 ,to ,his feet thy tribute bring2 ,ransomed1 healed1 restored1 forgiven1 ,evermore ,his praises sing2 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,praise the ,everlasting ,king6 ,they did not get a good start4 ,perhaps they were overwhelmed by their emotions4 ,eventually they followed the lead of a confident and enthusiastic little gunner2 and as the company gained control of itself the hymn swelled to strength1 sung by ,catholic1 ,anglican1 ,nonconformist4 ,the service was methodical1 having been planned with care4 ,it was held on the small parade ground in the center of the camp4 ,the table was covered by a worn but well-washed strip of cloth4 ,the crucifix was made by a carpenter among the prisoners2 and the ,japanese1 by request1 had supplied a small bowl of flowers4 ,benches were taken from the huts of the prisoners1 and served as seats4 ,the men had dressed for the occasion as best they could4 ,the writer who related the incident had been asked to address them2 and he found the assembled men most attentive4 ,the peace that came from the hymns and prayers was reflected in their eyes and attitude4 ,those who shared in worship will never forget that day4 ,how feelingly they must have sung that third verse6 ,father-like1 ,he tends and spares us2 ,well our feeble frame ,he knows3 ,in ,his hands ,he gently bears us1 ,rescues us from all our foes2 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,widely yet ,his mercy flows4 ,minister ,thrilled by ,singing of ,philadelphia ,laymen ,john ,reith was reared in a ,scottish manse on a diet of porridge and prayer1 but because of his useful service to his native land he eventually became ,sir ,john ,reith4 ,during the first ,world ,war he visited the ,united ,states as an inspector of war munitions1 and in the interest of national service4 ,he had rendered service as ,captain ,john ,c4 ,reith1 and had been wounded4 ,he was a notable figure as he moved through the streets of ,philadelphia1 being #gf inches tall4 ,the minister who relates the following story often saw him as he walked down ,chestnut ,street1 for his great height and commanding figure attracted all eyes4 ,the ,rev4 ,john ,t4 ,reeve1 then a pastor of a ,presbyterian ,church in the city1 related the incident in #aida4 ,many prominent laymen of the ,presbyterian ,churches of ,philadelphia and vicinity constituted the ,social ,union1 and had a dinner once a month4 ,occasionally ministers were invited4 ,captain ,reith was invited to address the ,social ,union during his visit1 and ,dr4 ,reeve was a guest at that meeting4 ,the speaker indicated how much he missed the ,bibles from the pews in our ,american churches1 and also made reference to the ministry of his father4 ,his talk moved the audience deeply1 and this young soldier made such a spiritual impression on this company of several hundred business and professional men as had seldom been felt4 ,when ,captain ,reith ceased speaking the whole body of men sprang to their feet4 ,a prominent organist from one of the churches went to the piano1 and started to play4 ,his selection was3 ,the heavens declare ,thy glory1 ,lord1 ,in every star ,thy wisdom shines2 ,but when our eyes behold ,thy ,word1 ,we read ,thy ,name in fairer lines4 ,this hymn of ,isaac ,watts was sung to the tune of ,uxbridge4 ,such singing ,i never heard before or since1 said ,dr4 ,reeve1 as he recalled the event several years later4 ,then he explained3 ,in not many cities could this have taken place4 ,but in ,philadelphia1 where so many of these men had been brought up in ,covenanter and ,united ,presbyterian churches1 they knew the great hymn4 ,the thrills ran up and down my back1 and many times since in giving out the hymn ,i have mentioned the incident1 and shall always remember ,captain ,j4 ,c4 ,reith with honor4 ,we ,love the ,place ,,we ,,return ,,home6 was the announcement which appeared in some of the ,london papers in ,march1 #aidf4 ,this was followed by the statement that on ,saturday evening1 ,march #i1 at #f3cj1 there would be an act of thanksgiving in song4 ,this was a call to the congregation of ,central ,hall1 ,westminster1 ,london1 who had been dispossessed of the use of their building for the use of the ,united ,nations' ,conference4 ,the spacious ,hall1 the center of extensive social and evangelistic work1 was the place considered to be most suitable for the gathering4 ,hence it was a strange sight to see statesmen from many lands assemble day after day in the place where the people were accustomed to hear the minister1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,w4 ,e4 ,sangster1 proclaim the message of life everlasting to large congregations4 ,we have been on a strange pilgrimage1 remarked ,dr4 ,sangster1 as he faced his re-united people in their own place of worship4 ,during the previous four months they had conducted their ,sunday services in two different theatres1 and also the ,carlton ,hotel1 all of which had extended hospitality4 ,naturally1 extensive preparations were made for the joyful occasion4 ,the great ,wiseman ,choir1 composed of singers from many religious centers in ,london1 and organized in memory of the beloved musician and preacher1 ,dr4 ,f4 ,luke ,wiseman1 sang2 and ,dr4 ,george ,f4 ,brockless was the leader of the singing company4 ,the choir obviously enjoyed themselves1 said a reporter4 ,famous musicians participated2 and outstanding musical selections were rendered1 including the majestic ,hallelujah ,chorus4 ,everybody wanted to sing on this happy occasion4 ,the hymns needed to be selected with particular care4 ,beautifully appropriate1 therefore1 was the first hymn of the program3 ,we love the place1 ,o ,god1 ,wherein ,thine honor dwells2 ,the joy of ,thine abode ,all earthly joy excels4 ,it is the house of prayer1 ,wherein ,thy servants meet2 ,and ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 art there1 ,thy chosen flock to greet4 ,this hymn1 which appeared in ,hymns ,ancient and ,modern1 #ahfa1 has found wide acceptance4 ,it is found in ,the ,church ,hymnary 7,scotland72 ,the ,hymnary of the ,united ,church of ,canada2 and likewise ,the ,hymnal 7#aidj7 of the ,protestant ,episcopal ,church of the ,united ,states4 ,the author was the ,rev4 ,william ,bullock1 ,d4,d4 7#agih-ahgd71 who was of ,english birth4 ,thirty-two years he served as a minister for the ,society of the ,propagation of the ,gospel4 ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt tells us that this hymn1 based on ,psalm #bf3h1 was composed in #ahbg for the dedication of a church in ,trinity ,bay1 ,newfoundland1 where he was rector4 ,he also adds that seventy years later1 when a new building on the same site was dedicated1 this hymn was once more sung4 ,enter into his gates with thanksgiving1 and into his courts with praise1 said the ,psalmist4 ,it was in this spirit that the congregation of the ,central ,hall1 ,westminster1 spent a memorable evening of thanksgiving4 ,the hearts of the people overflowed with joy as they ecstatically sang3 ,we love the place1 ,o ,god4 ,prayerful were the lines which closed that hymn3 ,lord ,jesus1 give us grace ,on earth to love ,thee more1 ,in heaven to see ,thy face1 ,and with ,thy saints adore4 ,memorable ,rendering of the ,doxology ,i believe the men will wish to sing and pray1 said the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,oscar ,r4 ,maurer of ,new ,haven1 ,conn41 when he secured consent from the military authorities to have the doors of the cathedral of ,verdun opened when the firing should cease at the end of ,world ,war ,i4 ,the dramatic story of the event was written for ,association ,men by one who had been at work in ,france with the ,red ,triangle4 ,the scene was thus vividly described3 ,ten minutes of eleven1 and still the guns roared on1 unmindful of the fact that peace was imminent4 ,five minutes of eleven1 and even the general and his aides were showing signs of nervousness4444 ,then1 as suddenly as though ,god ,himself had dropped a wet blanket over the crackling flames of hell and at one blow had extinguished them all1 the firing and the rumbling ceased4 ,there was an instant's pause in which it seemed as though the world had come to an end4 ,then from the forty bells high in the still untouched towers of that old cathedral at ,verdun1 which had witnessed the most heroic sacrifice of life and love save that on ,calvary alone1 pealed forth as did the voices over the ,bethlehem hills1 those silver tones that once again were saying1 ',peace on earth4' ,the men began to leap wildly and joyously4 ,they shouted1 sang and kissed one another4 ,the cathedral doors opened slowly1 and about six hundred soldiers from the armies of the ,allies entered with a rush4 ,dr4 ,maurer walked quietly to the altar rail1 and there knelt in prayer4 ,officers and privates alike reached for the swinging ropes1 and gave the bells another pull4 ,the possibility that the opportunity for a religious service was lost oppressed the heart of ,dr4 ,maurer with fear4 ,the assembling company1 however1 soon observed the lonely figure kneeling at the altar1 and they began to move forward4 ,he rose1 and all was quiet4 ,boys1 said he1 ,i believe we all want to sing1 and that we ought to sing the doxology4 ,an ,english soldier1 with a splendid tenor voice1 started the familiar line3 ,praise ,god1 from whom all blessings flow4 ,instantly all who knew the words joined in the glorious doxology4 ,then the ,americans1 the ,english and the ,french sang their respective national anthems before they reverently left the building4 ,general ,valentine1 who had given consent for the service to be held in the cathedral1 went forward1 took ,dr4 ,maurer's hands in his own1 and said1 ,i want to thank you for leading these men on this occasion to offer praise to ,god4444 ,,chapter ,,xii ,,carols ,,at ,,christmastide ,christina ,rossetti strikes her highest notes in her ,christmas songs4 ,one is her delightful rhapsody3 ',love came down at ,christmas1 ,love all lovely1 ,love ,divine2 ,love was born at ,christmas1 ,star and angels gave the sign4' ,the other is one written for her god-children3 ',the shepherds had an angel1 ,the wise men had a star1 ,but what have ,i1 a little child1 ,to guide me home from far8--' delicate1 humble1 wondering1 trustful4 ,i would like also to call attention to the new note contributed in ,mr4 ,laurence ,housman's hymn3 ',the ,maker of the sun and moon1 ,the ,maker of our earth1 ,lo6 late in time1 a fairer boon1 ,himself is brought to birth4' 4 4 4 4 4 ',o ,perfect ,love1 outpassing sight1 ,o ,light beyond our ken1 ,come down through all the world to-night1 ,and heal the hearts of men4' --,dr4 ,f4 ,luke ,wiseman in an address on ,christmas ,hymns4 ,christmas ,carols on ,deck of ,battleship ,the battleship ,missouri will always hold a unique place in the history of the ,united ,states1 for on her1 at the close of ,world ,war ,,ii1 the ,japanese made their formal surrender4 ,but about four months later 7,december #ba1 #aide7 a very different scene was witnessed on her deck4 ,that night more than one hundred members of the ,choral ,group of the ,new ,york ,naval ,shipyard in ,brooklyn sang ,christmas carols in sub-freezing weather4 ,naturally the listening members of the appreciative crew recalled the experiences of the previous ,christmas1 when they were engaged in fighting ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,beneath a string of #ejj-watt bulbs the chorus sang into a microphone4 ,perhaps it was natural that they should begin with the familiar and beloved carol written by ,bishop ,phillip ,brooks3 ,o little town of ,bethlehem1 ,how still we see thee lie6 ,possibly some who listened made the words their heart prayer as the singers rendered the words3 ,o holy ,child of ,bethlehem6 ,descend to us1 we pray2 ,cast out our sin1 and enter in1 ,be born in us today6 ,other carols were rendered1 and then the singers concluded with3 ,silent night1 holy night4 ,the songs of the glorious holiday season in a year that began in war and ended in peace reminded the men of home and family4 ,one of the sailors remarked quietly to another3 ,i shall be home this ,christmas for the first time in four years4 ,christmastide ,song of ,blind ,singers ,at the ,christmas season before the second ,world ,war a sale and entertainment were held in ,london under the auspices of the ,greater ,london ,fund for the ,blind4 ,among the attractive features of the program during the afternoon and the evening was the rendering of ,christmas carols by a company of blind singers4 ,a ,london periodical1 commenting on this part of the program1 said that it was especially impressive when the chorus rendered the peculiarly appropriate hymn of ,bishop ,reginald ,heber3 ,brightest and best of the sons of the morning1 ,dawn on our darkness and lend us ,thine aid2 ,star of the ,east1 the horizon adorning1 ,guide where our infant ,redeemer is laid4 ,blind though they were1 the singers were conscious of the fact that ,christ was the ,light of the world4 ,this hymn was first published in #ahaa4 ,several other very popular hymns were written by the same author4 ,following his training at ,oxford ,university1 he became rector at ,hodnet1 and1 later1 ,missionary ,bishop of ,calcutta1 where this man of learning and piety lived only three years4 ,during this short period1 however1 he had the great satisfaction of hearing this and another of his hymns 7,the ,son of ,god ,goes ,forth to ,war7 sung better than he had ever heard them sung in a church before4 ,this was on the occasion of the dedication of a church at ,meerut1 ,india1 where in a remote situation1 in sight of the ,himalaya ,mountains1 he found an excellent organ in what he described as one of the earliest1 the largest and handsomest churches in ,india4 ,the blind singers of ,london chose well when they decided to sing the hymn of this consecrated man4 ,not ,too ,late to ,hear the ,christmas ,music ,newspapers all over the ,united ,states on ,christmas ,day1 #aide1 carried pictures of returning troops from the scenes of war1 as they arrived in the harbor of ,los ,angeles4 ,the men were shown crowding the rails of the boats1 and on their faces there was a wistful look4 ,happiness and disappointment were both registered4 ,while they were privileged to see their native land on another ,christmas ,day1 after their long and hard experiences in conflict1 yet they were too late to join the ,christmas circles in their homes4 ,a group of singers1 however1 made the rounds of the various ships on a greeter boat1 and welcomed the warrior lads by the singing of ,christmas carols4 ,sweet was it to the men to hear the singers render the old carol3 ,o come1 all ye faithful1 joyful and triumphant1 ,o come ye1 ,o come ye to ,bethlehem6 ,come and behold ,him1 born the ,king of angels6 ,when the chorus was reached many of the men on shipboard also sang or hummed the lines3 ,o come1 let us adore ,him1 ,o come1 let us adore ,him ,o come1 let us adore ,him1 ,christ1 the ,lord4 ,the origin of this great ,christian hymn is obscure4 ,this observation is made by ,dr4 ,charles ,a4 ,boyd3 ,here is another of the much loved hymns of the church which we owe to the old ,latin hymn-writers4 ,they wrote not for money or fame1 but for the love of the writing1 and for the praise of ,christ4 ,a somewhat extended discussion of both hymn and tune is found in the work of ,dr4 ,james ,moffatt1 and at the close he says3 ,the conclusion seems to be that the hymn and tune came into use together1 in the services of the ,roman ,church1 during the first part of the eighteenth century2 that they were in circulation in manuscript for some time before they appeared in print1 but that nothing definite can as yet be stated as to the author of either words or music4 ,when a young high school student1 whom ,i knew1 attended the illumination of a community ,christmas tree she heard a chorus of ,welsh voices1 at midnight on ,christmas ,eve1 sing this carol4 ,several times before1 very naturally1 she had heard it in church and school4 ,but this night she returned home full of enthusiasm1 and said to her parents1 ,i never before heard anything so beautiful6 ,perhaps the returning troops had just this feeling when they listened to this and other carols rendered in the ,christmas season of #aide1 as they were welcomed back with joyful song to the land for which they had victoriously fought4 ,carol the ,children ,wanted ,two little girls jumped from their bed to listen to the choir of an ,english church as they were making their rounds at ,christmastide singing carols1 according to a local custom4 ,they were1 of course1 singing the old favorites1 as they had been doing for a few successive evenings1 and they were tired4 ,but this was their last call for the year4 ,the first selection was rendered when1 according to the one who narrated the incident in an ,english periodical 7,mrs4 ,lyndon ,hill71 a bedroom window was lifted1 and two little girls leaned out and asked them to sing the carol they most loved1 ,away in a ,manger4 ,soon the ,christmas callers were singing3 ,away in a manger1 no crib for a bed1 ,the little ,lord ,jesus laid down ,his sweet head4 ,the stars in the sky looked down where ,he lay1 ,the little ,lord ,jesus1 asleep on the hay4 ,in all our singing it had never occurred to us to sing this seemingly childish carol1 said the one who related the story2 but we did sing it1 and the beauty and simplicity of the words and tune struck me as never before1 as the two little voices joined with us4 ,they seemed to be the expression of all the wonder of ,god's gift of the ,christ child in the humility of ,his manger bed1 and our singing took on new life as we caught a vision of the utter simplicity of the ,christmas message4444 ,and ,i never fail to receive inspiration from the mental picture of two little sleepy girls at a bedroom window singing ',away in a ,manger4' ,and what an especially appropriate prayer it must have been for the little girls when they closed the song with the words3 ,be near me1 ,lord ,jesus1 ,i ask ,thee to stay1 ,close by me forever1 and love me1 ,i pray4 ,bless all the dear children in ,thy tender care1 ,and fit us for heaven to live with ,thee there4 ,,chapter ,,xiii ,,the ,,cross ,,and ,,the ,,church ,a large group of ,christian men gathered in ,chicago early in #aich for a convention4 ,said one who was present3 ,the mood and point of view were indicated by the opening hymn3 ',ask ye what great thing ,i know ,that delights and stirs me so8 ,what the high regard ,i win8 ,whose the name ,i glory in8 ,jesus ,christ1 the crucified4' ,the great and inspiring gathering closed with the same hymn1 and thus before they separated these same men sang3 ,this is that great thing ,i know2 ,this delights and stirs me so3 ,faith in ,him who died to save1 ,him who triumphed o'er the grave1 ,jesus ,christ the crucified4 ,but ,his lone cross and crown of thorns ,endure when crowns and empires fall4 ,the might of ,his undying love ,in dying conquered all4 --,john ,oxenham4 ,building ,gone1 but ,hymn ,remains ,above the hills of time the cross is gleaming1 ,fair as the sun when night has turned to day2 ,and from it love's pure light is richly streaming1 ,to cleanse the heart and banish sin away4 ,the church where that hymn was first sung is utterly destroyed1 but the hymn remains4 ,in this thought ,i take comfort4 ,thus wrote the ,rev4 ,thomas ,tiplady1 superintendent of the ,lambeth ,mission1 ,london1 to ,the ,hymn ,society of ,america a few weeks after the end of ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,he explained thus3 ,had not the ,church of ,england friends granted the use of a tiny chapel and a wooden hut the congregation would have been entirely homeless1 for the wrecking of the entire buildings of the ,mission was completed by a rocket bomb4 ,the building was historic1 and dated back to the ministry of the notable commentator1 ,dr4 ,adam ,clark4 ,the author has written a fairly large collection of hymns1 and they are rapidly finding places in new hymnals4 ,but ,above the ,hills of ,time continues to be the favorite4 ,congregations sing with enthusiasm3 ,to this dear cross the eyes of men are turning ,today as in the ages lost to sight2 ,and so for ,thee1 ,o ,christ1 men's hearts are yearning ,as shipwrecked seamen yearn for morning light4 ,visits to the ,united ,states have been made by the author2 and the writer was privileged to hear him speak at ,columbus1 ,ohio1 to an immense audience4 ,hearers were profoundly moved as this chaplain in ,world ,war ,i told the story which is found in his book1 ,the ,cross at the ,front4 ,this beautiful tribute appeared in a review of one of his little collections of hymns1 where an ,english periodical made this comment3 ,hymns are rarely poetry1 say the critics1 but there is poetry of a high order here 444 and frequent evidence that the poet has been inspired not by the muse alone1 but also by the ,holy ,spirit4 ,no one doubts this when he hears a great congregation sing3 ,like echoes to sweet temple bells replying1 ,our hearts1 ,o ,lord1 make answer to ,thy love4 ,an ,army with ,banners ,a monster rally of the ,salvation ,army for the raising of needed funds was held in ,new ,york ,city in ,march1 #aich1 when something dramatic occurred which brought the vast audience to its feet4 ,among the speakers were many noted people1 including ,walter ,lippmann1 the renowned philosopher1 and ,general ,hugh ,s4 ,johnson1 experienced soldier and distinguished writer4 ,the speakers had been talking about the need of peace4 ,then1 at one point1 the ,salvation ,army officer in charge1 asked3 ,is there no solution for the world's woes but bayonets in the hands of soldiers8 ,he paused4 ,quickly the answer came as the band began to play3 ,the ,church's one foundation ,is ,jesus ,christ her ,lord2 ,she is ,his new creation ,by water and the word2 ,from heaven ,he came and sought her ,to be ,his holy bride2 ,with ,his own blood ,he bought her1 ,and for her life ,he died4 ',mid toil and tribulation1 ,and tumult of her war1 ,she waits the consummation ,of peace for evermore2 ,till1 with the vision glorious1 ,her longing eyes are blest1 ,and the great ,church victorious ,shall be the ,church at rest4 ,emphasis was given to the song when a group of eager and exalted young soldiers of the ,salvation ,army marched into the building carrying their own colors and the national emblem4 ,these youthful soldiers1 enlisted in the cause of ,christ1 were militantly engaged in service for the ,prince of ,peace4 ,and the parade of the singing soldiers touched everybody deeply4 ,church ,cross ,inspired ,grocer's ,song ,a church which he served in his early ministry is thus described by ,dr4 ,william ,l4 ,stidger1 professor in ,boston ,university3 ,there was a little church on the top of a hill in the sand dunes of the ,sunset ,district of ,san ,francisco1 ,california4 ,on the top of that beautiful little church1 covered with ivy vines1 a white revolving cross flashed its light through the night across the dunes4 ,i visited that church when ,i attended the great ,exposition in the city mentioned1 and heard ,dr4 ,stidger preach4 ,in fact1 ,i received great kindness at his hands during the few days ,i was in the city4 ,through him ,i was privileged to attend a meeting at which ,edwin ,markham spoke4 ,in one of his articles ,professor ,stidger related this story3 ,at the foot of that little hill there was a grocery store4 ,the light of that revolving cross1 when it turned west1 flashed through the front windows of that grocery store4 ,the proprietor of the store1 ,robert ,mobbs1 as he waited on his customers at evening time1 could look up and see the flash of that white cross and it always gave him a comfortable feeling4 ,he liked that cross1 he liked to have it flash its message into his store when the twilight fell across the sand dunes looking toward the ,golden ,gate4 ,robert ,mobbs1 tall1 angular1 had been born in ,prince ,edward ,island1 and he had grown up in a church-going family4 ,his mother had taught him to memorize the great hymns of the church and he loved them4 ,as he worked in the grocery store he liked to hum the hymns of the church over to himself as he waited on his customers4 ,the hymn he loved best of all was ',in the ,cross of ,christ ,i ,glory4' ,he would hum that hymn to himself as the evening shadows gathered and the light of ,calvary's ,cross flashed in through the wide windows4 ,one of his customers1 hearing him1 said1 ',i go out with little songs singing in my heart4 ,i like it4' ,he had heard the grocer sing3 ,in the cross of ,christ ,i glory1 ,towering o'er the wrecks of time2 ,all the light of sacred story ,gather round its head sublime4 ,visiting ,singer ,familiar with the ,hymn ,nelson ,eddy1 famed for his singing voice1 was far from his ,american home when he gave a concert to the ,united ,states ,army on a ,saturday evening at ,aden4 ,but an interesting sidelight of this visit to the troops was given in ,the ,british ,weekly in ,february1 #aidd1 and also referred to the next morning1 when he sang in the little ,scots ,kirk4 ,the explanation was made to the soloist to the effect that the place of worship was only a small building4 ,but1 accepting the invitation1 he said that the size of the church made no difference1 as it was his personal wish to sing the ,lord's ,prayer in the ,scottish ,church4 ,he1 therefore1 slipped quietly into the building just as the congregation had begun to sing the hymn1 ,crown ,him ,with ,many ,crowns4 ,not only did he join in1 said the one who reported the incident1 but he practically led the singing1 and without a hymn book4 ,after the scripture lesson1 ,mr4 ,eddy rendered his solo1 a musical setting of the ,lord's ,prayer1 ,and it was magnificently sung as if it were a prayer4 ,the soloist remained while another hymn was sung1 and then he quietly left the sanctuary1 as he had to leave ,aden immediately4 ,it was interesting to learn that the visiting singer was so familiar with the hymn1 ,crown ,him ,with ,many ,crowns1 and that he sang it so heartily4 ,it is one of stirring hymns of the ,christian ,church1 and with the tune to which it is set1 ,diademata1 it makes a jubilant song of praise4 ,hymn and tune form a perfect union4 ,said ,covert and ,laufer3 ,the tune fully conveys the triumphant and ecstatic joy of the text1 and yet its great dignity and solidity are preserved4 ,it is a tune which organists like to play and which choirs and congregations enjoy singing4 ,even in wartime1 doubtless1 all enjoyed singing3 ,crown ,him the ,lord of peace1 ,whose power a scepter sways ,from pole to pole1 that wars may cease1 ,and all be prayer and praise4 ,,chapter ,,xiv ,,easter ,,with ,,the ,,hymnal ,a portion of ,abney ,park ,cemetery1 ,stoke ,newington1 is indicated as being the favorite resting-place of ,dr4 ,isaac ,watts4 ,a writer paid an early morning visit to this location on a beautiful summer day4 ,fastened to a tree there was found a piece of paper on which there was written the following verse3 ,there is a land of pure delight ,where saints immortal dwell1 ,infinite day excludes the night1 ,and pleasures banish pain4 ,underneath were the words3 ,dr4 ,watts now enjoys what he then wrote4 --,the ,british ,weekly4 ,a touching incident in connection with the death of ,woodrow ,wilson concerns the manner in which the news of his passing came to his friend and admirer ,roland ,hayes1 the great ,american ,negro singer1 at the time he was giving a series of concerts in ,boston4 ,in the midst of his program ,hayes raised his hand for silence and said1 ,i have just learned of the passing of a great soul and ,i'm going to sing something for a memorial to him4 ,and then he sang ,i ,am ,goin' ,home with a theme from the ,new ,world ,symphony1 in an arrangement by ,william ,a4 ,fisher3 ,goin' home1 goin' home1 ,i'm jes' goin' home2 ,it's not far1 jes' close by1 through an open door4 ,work all done1 care laid by1 ,gwine to fear no more4 --,home ,quarterly4 ,easter ,song of a ,centenarian ,living in two centuries and in two countries1 the ,rev4 ,timothy ,edwards enjoyed some unusual experiences4 ,he loved both to preach and to sing4 ,born in ,england1 he reached the ,united ,states before #ahgj1 and was assigned to a circuit in ,michigan1 as a minister of the ,methodist ,episcopal ,church4 ,but because of throat trouble1 he was compelled to leave his ministerial work in #ahgf4 ,he then became editor of a small paper1 and likewise a student of law4 ,later he was admitted to the bar4 ,after a few years1 however1 he was able to re-enter the ministry1 and served churches in northern ,michigan until1 in #ahie1 he was superannuated4 ,when he observed his ninetieth birthday1 he preached in the ,methodist ,church at ,washington1 ,michigan1 and said3 ,i will not speak in this church again until ,i am one hundred years old--and he did not4 ,but on ,april #a1 #aicd1 celebrating his #ajjth birthday he once more preached in the same church4 ,midway in the sermon his congregation was delighted when the aged ,christian1 one of ,god's singing saints1 voiced his experience in sacred song4 ,it was one he long had loved3 ,my ,jesus1 ,i love ,thee1 ,i know ,thou art mine1 ,for ,thee all the follies of sin ,i resign2 ,my gracious ,redeemer1 my ,saviour art ,thou1 ,if ever ,i loved ,thee1 my ,jesus1 'tis now4 ,it was ,easter ,sunday1 and the centenarian could look forward to an ageless life beyond the present4 ,hence he could sing3 ,in mansions of glory and endless delight1 ,i'll ever adore ,thee in heaven so bright2 ,i'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow1 ,if ever ,i loved ,thee1 my ,jesus1 'tis now4 ,the veteran preacher made that ,easter ,sunday memorable to his congregation1 and led them to see how happy a ,christian can be when he reaches the age of one hundred4 ,easter in ,new ,guinea ,sunrise in ,new ,guinea in #aidc made ,easter morning memorable for ,lt4 ,john ,mc,daniel ,slocum1 whose home was in ,oswego1 ,oregon4 ,earlier he had dropped out of the freshman class at ,oregon ,state ,college to enlist in the service of his country4 ,by ,easter1 #aidc1 he was a second lieutenant in the infantry1 and was in charge of a reconnaissance party of twelve men in ,new ,guinea4 ,these men had been away from their base for many weeks1 and were living on powdered milk and canned stew4 ,the letter which he wrote to his mother at ,eastertide was a significant one4 ,said he3 ,all my men and myself were having a big gabfest last night1 and the fact that ,easter was today was mentioned4 ,not too much was said and the subject was dropped4444 ,but for some reason ,i woke up at #e3cj and ,i just had an impulse to go out to our hill which overlooks the ocean1 and hold myself a little sunrise service4444 ,every man in camp was there6444 ,we sang several hymns4 ,some natives 7,christians7 joined us1 and we sang some more4 ,as the sky turned pink we all were quiet4 ,as the sun came up someone started to sing ',the ,star-,spangled ,banner1' and as the sun rose over the mighty blue ,pacific our voices1 with a background of natives humming1 reached out across that sea to tell all of you at home that all was well4444 ,then one of the boys took out a ,bible and asked me to read something from it4444 ,as ,i glanced at the opened page there was the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,i read it through very quietly once1 and then we all said it in unison4 ,then1 with a glance at the rising sun1 we all returned to camp4 ,what an unforgettable ,easter for those young ,americans6 ,fighting for their native land on far-distant shores1 yet at the dawn's early light on ,easter morning they could sing their song of patriotic hope3 ,and the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave ,o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave4 ,eastertide ,hymn at an ,easter ,funeral ,they sang1 they all sang1 at the funeral of ,mrs4 ,grace ,beaven in ,rochester1 ,n4 ,y41 on ,easter ,monday1 in #aich4 ,she would have liked that1 for she was a lover of music4 ,in her girlhood days she journeyed from her far-away home in ,tacoma1 ,washington1 to ,new ,york ,city that she might pursue a course in music4 ,completing her course1 she returned to her home community1 and became choir director in the ,first ,baptist ,church4 ,soon she became the bride of a young ,baptist minister1 served with him in the pastorate1 and then shared his responsible life when he1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,albert ,w4 ,beaven1 became the president of the ,colgate-,rochester ,divinity ,school4 ,she lived radiantly and gallantly to the end1 testified her husband1 who confessed that he had asked for himself the privilege of conducting her funeral service4 ,clear and strong was his voice as1 entering the ,lake ,avenue ,baptist1 ,rochester1 he read the great words of affirmation from the ,scripture1 ,i am the resurrection and the life4 ,the standing congregation then sang the triumphant ,easter song of ,charles ,wesley3 ,christ the ,lord is risen today1 ,alleluia6 ,the bereaved family sang with the congregation4 ,the song on the lips came from their hearts1 whatever tears may have been in their eyes4 ,a thousand voices united with theirs in singing3 ,soar we now where ,christ has led1 ,alleluia6 ,following our exalted ,head1 ,alleluia6 ,made like ,him1 like ,him we rise1 ,alleluia6 ,ours the cross1 the grave1 the skies1 ,alleluia4 ,this hymn by ,charles ,wesley 444 has long been accepted as the best ,english ,easter ,hymn was the positive statement made by ,w4 ,t4 ,stead4 ,unquestionably it is also sung more frequently than any other selection in our ,american churches on ,easter ,sunday4 ,the author once went through the published ,easter ,sunday morning programs of twenty-nine churches of various denominations of a city near his home at that time4 ,this hymn appeared in all but three of the programs1 and mostly it was the opening selection4 ,poetic language asks the question3 ,where's thy victory1 boasting grave8 ,then it gives the assuring reply3 ,love's redeeming work is done ,alleluia6 ,fought the fight1 the battle won1 ,alleluia6 ,friday1 ,july #bc1 #agdb1 ,john ,wesley was with his beloved mother4 ,her look was calm and serene1 said he1 and her eyes fixed upward1 while we commended her soul to ,god4 ,soon the soul was set at liberty4 ,there was no struggle4 ,those present then stood round the bed1 and fulfilled her last request1 uttered a little while before she lost her speech1 ',children1 as soon as ,i am released1 sing a psalm of praise to ,god4' ,the passion-tide and an ,easter message is summed up in the undying words of one of the singing sons of that honored mother which the family and friends of ,grace ,beaven sang on that ,easter ,monday soon after1 being released from suffering1 she joined the great multitude of the singing company in the celestial city4 ,what other hymn has such a triumphant climax8 ,made like ,him1 like ,him we rise1 ,alleluia6 ,ours the cross1 the grave1 the skies1 ,alleluia6 ,mother's ,hymn at ,eventide ,a little girl would clutch her mother's hand and the two would go through the tall grass of an ,english meadow to a stile4 ,there they both loved to stand to watch the sunset4 ,just when the last crimson streak was dying in the west1 the mother would sing1 in her rich ,welsh voice3 ,forever with the ,lord6 ,amen1 so let it be2 ,life from the dead is in that word1 ',tis immortality4 ,the manner in which the woman greeted the passing of the day left a memory with the young daughter which the latter carried with her through the years1 and brought with her when she came to ,america4 ,sing1 kitten1 the mother would sometimes exclaim4 ,then1 with faces still set westward1 the daughter would chirp with her little voice1 and the two would sing3 ,here in the body pent1 ,absent from ,him ,i roam1 ,yet nightly pitch my moving tent ,a day's march nearer home4 ,the girl was still young when her mother reached ,the bright inheritance of saints1 ,jerusalem above2 but she carried with her the memory of being led into a room where she saw her father kneeling by the bed1 with his face hidden in his hands4 ,the clergyman was there administering ,holy ,communion2 also present was the family physician4 ,an older sister was sobbing4 ,rushing to the bedside1 the child gazed at the bright1 beloved face of her mother4 ,she was smiling4 ,her lips began to move4 ,beatrice ,plumb1 who once told this story about her mother and herself1 said that even before she put her ear close to her mother1 she knew that the latter was singing their eventide hymn4 ,opening her eyes1 the mother faintly whispered1 ,sing1 ,kitten6 ,once more1 the last time together1 mother and little daughter were singing their old sunset song3 ,forever with the ,lord6 ,amen so let it be2 ,life from the dead is in that word1 ',tis immortality4 ,carved on the mother's tombstone1 and cherished in the daughter's memory1 were the words3 ,forever with the ,lord6 ,,bibliography ,while the writer consulted many books1 the following list includes those to which reference was most frequently made4 ,the name of the author appears in the text1 and the quotations may mostly be found by referring to the author's discussion of that particular hymn4 ,an extensive bibliography of the subject may be found in the work of ,mc,cutchan4 ,boyd1 ,charles ,arthur1 ,stories of ,hymns for ,creative ,living1 ,the ,judson ,press4 ,covert1 ,william ,chalmers1 and ,laufer1 ,calvin ,weiss1 ,handbook to the ,hymnal1 ,presbyterian ,board of ,christian ,education4 ,gillman1 ,frederick ,john1 ,the ,evolution of the ,english ,hymn1 ,george ,allen ,unwin1 ,ltd4 ,lorenz1 ,edmund ,s41 ,practical ,hymn ,studies1 ,fleming ,h4 ,revell4 ,mc,cutchan1 ,robert ,guy1 ,our ,hymnody1 ,the ,methodist ,book ,concern4 ,moffatt1 ,james1 ,handbook to the ,church ,hymnary1 ,oxford ,university ,press4 ,nutter1 ,charles ,s41 ,hymn ,studies1 ,phillips ,hunt4 ,nutter1 ,charles ,s41 and ,tillett1 ,wilbur ,f41 ,the ,hymns and ,hymn ,writers of the ,church1 ,the ,methodist ,book ,concern4 ,pratt1 ,john ,barnes1 ,present ,day ,hymns and ,why ,they ,were ,written1 ,a4 ,s4 ,barnes and ,company4 ,robinson1 ,charles ,seymour1 ,annotations ,upon ,popular ,hymns1 ,hunt and ,eaton4 ,sankey1 ,ira ,d41 ,my ,life and the ,story of the ,gospel ,hymns1 ,harper ,brothers4 ,sheppard1 ,w4 ,j4 ,l41 ,great ,hymns and ,their ,stories1 ,the ,religious ,tract ,society1 ,london4 ,smith1 ,h4 ,augustine1 ,lyric ,religion1 ,the ,century ,co4 ,stead1 ,w4 ,t41 ,hymns ,that ,have ,helped1 ,doubleday and ,mc,clure ,co4 ,stevenson1 ,g4 ,j41 ,the ,methodist ,hymn ,book ,illustrated1 ,s4 ,w4 ,partridge ,co41 ,london4 ,telford1 ,john1 ,the ,new ,methodist ,hymn ,book ,illustrated1 ,epworth ,press1 ,london4 ,washburn1 ,charles ,c41 ,hymn ,interpretations1 ,cokesbury ,press4 ,wiseman1 ,f4 ,luke1 ,charles ,wesley1 ,the ,abingdon ,press4 ,,index ,,of ,,hymns ,a ,abide with me3 fast falls the eventide #ec1 #fj1 #gg ,above the hills of time the cross is gleaming #abb ,a charge to keep ,i have #hj ,all hail the power of ,jesus' name #cb ,at even1 ere the sun was set #ce ,a mighty fortress is our ,god #dd1 #ig ,are ye able1 said the ,master #ge ,art thou weary1 art thou laden #cg ,ask ye what great thing ,i know #aba ,awake1 awake to love and work #bf ,away in a manger1 no crib for a bed #ij1 #abj ,b ,be still1 my soul3 the ,lord is on thy side #fb ,blessed ,master1 ,i have promised #hc ,brightest and ,best of the sons of the morning #aag ,c ,christ is made the sure foundation #cf ,christ the ,lord is risen today #aca ,christ1 whose glory fills the skies #cj ,come6 ,peace of ,god1 and dwell again on earth #ae ,come1 let us anew our journey pursue #bj ,come1 let us join our friends above #ff ,come ,thou ,fount of every blessing #dj ,crown ,him with many crowns #abf ,d ,day is dying in the west #cc ,e ,eternal ,father1 strong to save #ec ,f ,faith of our fathers6 living still #ed1 #fb ,for ever with the ,lord #acc ,for the beauty of the earth #aje ,g ,god of our fathers1 known of old #ajb ,god is working ,his purpose out #ef ,god moves in a mysterious way #gc ,guide me1 ,o ,thou great ,jehovah #di ,h ,hark1 hark1 my soul6 angelic songs are swelling #cd ,he shall give ,his angels charge #dh ,holy1 holy1 holy6 ,lord ,god ,almighty #bi1 #cc1 #cg ,how firm a foundation1 ye saints of the ,lord #ee1 #fc ,how sweet the name of ,jesus sounds #dg ,i ,i come to the garden alone #ed ,i love ,thy kingdom1 ,lord #fh ,i need ,thee every hour #dc ,in the cross of ,christ ,i glory #abe ,j ,jerusalem the golden #ci ,jesus bids us shine #he ,jesus1 ,lover of my soul #eg1 #eh1 #hj ,jesus1 tender ,shepherd1 hear me #ha ,l ,lord1 ,i want to be a ,christian #hh ,love came down at ,christmas #aae ,low in the grave ,he lay #ib ,m ,mid all the traffic of the ways #fd ,mine eyes have seen #ic1 #ii ,my country1 'tis of thee #eg1 #ajf ,my ,god1 ,i am ,thine #gc ,my ,jesus1 ,i love ,thee #abh ,n ,nearer1 my ,god1 to ,thee #ch1 #ec1 #ef ,new every morning is the love #bh ,now the day is over #cb1 #he ,now the laborer's task is o'er #ed ,o ,o beautiful for spacious skies #eg1 #ie ,o come1 all ye faithful #aah ,o ,god1 our help in ages past #ef1 #ig ,o ,jesus1 ,i have promised #ci ,o little town of ,bethlehem #aaf ,o ,master1 let me walk with ,thee #ee ,on a hill far away stood an old rugged cross #ec ,onward1 ,christian soldiers #ah1 #ec1 #ii ,o say1 can you see1 by the dawn's early light #ad1 #ef1 #ib1 #ic1 #aja1 #abi ,p ,praise ,god1 from whom all blessings flow #aac ,praise1 my soul1 the ,king of heaven #ei1 #ajh ,r ,rise up1 ,o men of ,god #bj ,rock of ,ages1 cleft for me #dd1 #if ,s ,silent night1 holy night #ia1 #aaf ,t ,tell me the old1 old story #da ,the day is slowly wending #af ,the ,church's one foundation #ci1 #abc ,the heavens declare ,thy glory1 ,lord #aaj ,the ,maker of the sun and moon #aae ,the shepherds had an angel #aae ,the ,son of ,god goes forth to war #cg1 #fi ,the strife is o'er #fi ,there is a land of pure delight #abg ,there is no sorrow1 ,lord1 too light #ej ,there's a ,friend for little children #ci ,there were ninety and nine that safely lay #de ',tis the promise of ,god1 full salvation to give #gb ,w ,we love the place1 ,o ,god #aaa ,what a wonderful change in my life has been wrought #ga ,when ,i survey the wondrous cross #df ,with all my heart1 ,i'll do my part #ei ,transcriber's ,notes --,retained copyright information from the printed edition3 this e,book is public-domain in the country of publication4 --,silently corrected a few palpable typos4 --,in the text versions only1 text in italics is delimited by underscores4