Didn't know Philip Bliss wrote the Gospel of Matthew!

Thu, 05/05/2022 - 21:45 — Haruo

What is the rationale behind giving Philip P. Bliss as the author of Matthew 7:7 ?

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Fri, 05/06/2022 - 13:44 — CalebAndCo

Cross-Attribution

Looks like a mixup with this text: https://hymnary.org/text/ask_and_it_shall_be_given_thee_seek

Fri, 05/06/2022 - 14:45 — Haruo

The link you gave should be for the anonymous song in Joy-Bells. The Bliss text is quite different, and should have its own authority. But without a copy of the other three hymnals in front of me, it's impossible for me to guess which authority they should have (or whether perhaps they are independent texts). In any case, I moved the Junior Hymns one eto the Joy-Bells authority, pending a look at the book in question. And I'm going to give Bliss's take on it its own authority.

Fri, 05/06/2022 - 14:59 — Haruo

Actually, what I did

Actually, what I did was to give Joy Bells' version its own authority, leaving the three uncertain ones together on Bliss's authority. ask_and_it_shall_be_given_seek_and_ye

Fri, 05/06/2022 - 15:05 — CalebAndCo