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Publication Date: 1918 Publisher: Charles Reign Scoville Pub. Co. Publication Place: Chicago, Ill. Editors: Charles Reign Scoville, A. M., LL. D.; Charles Reign Scoville Pub. Co.; D. B. Towner, Mus. Doc.

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Something for Jesus

Author: S. D. Phelps Appears in 564 hymnals First Line: Savior! Thy dying love Used With Tune: [Savior! Thy dying love]

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Author: George Keith Appears in 2,156 hymnals First Line: How Firm a Foundation Used With Tune: [How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord]

I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Mrs. Annie S. Hawks Appears in 986 hymnals First Line: I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord Refrain First Line: I need thee, O I need thee Used With Tune: [I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord]

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Tunes

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[Be not dismayed whate'er betide]

Appears in 301 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. C. Martin Incipit: 34451 23215 76465 Used With Text: God Will Take Care of You

[Jesus, Lover of my soul]

Appears in 881 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. B. Marsh Incipit: 33312 22335 43213 Used With Text: Jesus Lover of My Soul

[Hark! Ten-thousand harps and voices]

Appears in 379 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Lowell Mason Incipit: 55151 32255 51321 Used With Text: Hark! Ten Thousand

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Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

The King of glory

Author: Chas. Reign Scoville Hymnal: KoG1918 #1 (1918) First Line: Oh, my soul is all aflame Refrain First Line: Jesus the King of glory Tune Title: [Oh, my soul is all aflame]

Wonderful Peace

Author: H. L. Hymnal: KoG1918 #2 (1918) First Line: Coming to Jesus my Savior, I found Refrain First Line: Peace, peace, wonderful peace Tune Title: [Coming to Jesus my Savior, I found]

Saved!

Author: H. E. B. Hymnal: KoG1918 #3 (1918) First Line: Jesus, my Savior, came to save me Refrain First Line: I'm saved, saved, this is my story Tune Title: [Jesus, my Savior, came to save me]

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H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Person Name: J. H. Gilmour Hymnal Number: 161 Author of "He Leadeth Me" in The King of Glory Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry

Lydia Baxter

1809 - 1874 Person Name: Mrs. Lydia Baxter Hymnal Number: 157 Author of "The Precious Name" in The King of Glory Baxter, Lydia, an American Baptist, was b. at Petersburg, N. York, Sep. 2, 1800, married to Mr. Baxter, and d. in N. Y. June 22, 1874. In addition to her Gems by the Wayside, 1855, Mrs. Baxter contributed many hymns to collections for Sunday Schools, and Evangelistic Services. Of these, the following are the best known:— 1. Cast thy net again, my brother. Patient toil. Given in the Royal Diadem, N. Y., 1873. 2. Go, work in my vineyard. Duty. Also given in the Royal Diadem, 1873, and Mr. Sankey's S. & Solos, No. 4. 3. I'm kneeling, Lord, at mercy's gate. Lent. In Coronation Hymns, &c, N. Y., 1879. 4. I'm weary, I'm fainting, my day's work is done. Longing for rest. Royal Diadem. 1873. 5. In the fadeless spring-time. Heavenly Reunion. In the Royal Diadem, 1873, I. D. Sankey's S. S. & Solos, No. 256, and others. It was written for Mr. H. P. Main in 1872. 6. One by one we cross the river. Death. In Songs of Salvation, N. Y., 1870, I. D. Sankey's S. S. & Solos, No. 357, &c. It dates cir. 1866. 7. Take the name of Jesus with you. Name of Jesus. Written late in 1870, or early in 1871, for W. H. Doane, and pub. in Pure Gold, 1871. It is No. 148 of I. D. Sankey's S. S. & Solos. 8. The Master is coming. Invitation. In Songs of Salvation, 1870, No. 38. 9. There is a gate that stands ajar. Mercy. In New Hallowed Songs, and also the Gospel Songs of P. Bliss, 1874. It was written for S. J. Vail about 1872. It has attained to some popularity. It is given in Mr. Sankey's S. & Solos, No. 2. -John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)