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Songs of Zion
Publication Date: 1821 Publisher: A. Davisson (printer) Publication Place: Harrisonburg, Va Editors: James P. Carrell; Ananias Davisson
Songs of Zion
Am I a soldier of the cross
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,984 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Am I a soldier of the cross?A follower of the Lamb,And shall I fear to own his cause,Or blush to speak his name?Must I be carried to the skiesOn flowery beds of ease,While others fought to win the prize,And sailed through bloody seas?2. Are there no foes for me to fight?Must I not stem the flood?Is this dark world a friend to grace,To help me on to God?Sure, I must fight if I would reignIncrease my courage, Lord.I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,Supported by thy word.3. Thy saints, in all this glorious warShall conquer, though they die;They see the triumph from afarBy faith's discerning eye.When that illustrious day shall riseAnd all thine armies shineIn robes of victory through the skies,The glory shall be thine. Used With Tune: CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
Am I a soldier of the cross
All glory to God in the sky
Appears in 66 hymnals Lyrics: All glory to God in the sky,And peace upon earth be restored!O Jesus, exalted on high,Appear our omnipotent Lord:Who meanly in Bethlehem born,Didst stoop to redeem a lost race,Once more to thy creatures return,And reign in thy kingdom of grace. Used With Tune: BETHLEHEM
All glory to God in the sky
Awake, Jerusalem, awake
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 115 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Awake, Jerusalem, awake,No longer in thy sins lie down,Thy garment of salvation take,Thy beauty, and thy strength put on.2. Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight,And hides the promise from thine eyes,Arise, and struggle into light,Thy great deliverer calls, Arise!3. Shake off the bands of sad despair,Zion, assert thy liberty,Look up, thy broken heart prepare,And God shall set the captive free.4. Vessels of mercy, sons of grace,Be purged from every sinful stain,Be like your Lord; his word embrace,Nor bear his hallowed name in vain.5. The Lord shall in your front appear,And lead the pompous triumph on;His glory shall bring up the rear,And perfect what his grace begun. Used With Tune: HERMON
Awake, Jerusalem, awake
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 12332 16113 5 Used With Text: Am I a soldier of the cross
CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
Come, sinners to the Gospel-feast
Hymnal: SOZ1821 #1 (1821) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1. Come, sinners, to the gospel feast,Let every soul be Jesus' guest,You need not one be left behind,For God hath bidden all mankind.2. Sent by my Lord, on you I call,The invitation is to all;Come all the world! come, sinner, thou!All things in Christ are ready now.3. Come all ye souls, by sin oppressed,Ye restless wanderers after rest,Ye poor, and maimed, and halt, and blind,In Christ a hearty welcome find.4. My message as from God receive;Ye all may come to Christ and live;O let his love your hearts constrain,Nor suffer him to die in vain.5. His love is mighty to compel,His conquering love consent to feel,Yield to his love’s resistless power,And fight against your God no more.6. This is the time, no more delay!The invitation is "today;"Come in this moment, at his call,And live for him who died for all. Tune Title: PORTSMOUTH
Come, sinners to the Gospel-feast
Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Hymnal: SOZ1821 #2 (1821) Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Lyrics: 1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore!
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and power.
He is able,
He is able,
He is able,
He is willing, doubt no more!
2. Let not conscience let you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness he requireth
Is to feel your need of him.
This he gives you,
This he gives you,
This he gives you:
'Tis the Spirit's glimmering beam.
3. Come ye weary, heavy laden,
Bruised and mangled by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at all.
Not the righteous,
Not the righteous,
Not the righteous;
Sinners Jesus came to call.
4. Agonizing in the garden,
Lo! your Maker prostrate lies!
On the bloody tree behold Him:
Hear Him cry, before He dies:
“It is finished!”
“It is finished!”
“It is finished!”
Sinner, will this not suffice?
5. Lo! The incarnate God ascending,
Pleads the merit of His blood;
Venture on Him, venture freely;
Let no other trust intrude.
None but Jesus,
None but Jesus,
None but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good. Tune Title: INVITATION
Come ye sinners, poor and needy
With songs and honours sounding loud
Hymnal: SOZ1821 #3 (1821) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: With songs and honors sounding loud,Address the Lord on high;Over the heavens he spreads his cloud,And waters veil the sky.He sends his showers of blessing downTo cheer the plains below;He makes the grass the mountains crown,And corn in valleys grow. Tune Title: THE SEASONS
With songs and honours sounding loud
James P. Carrell
1787 - 1854 Composer of "" in Songs of Zion James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements.
James P. Carrell
Ananias Davisson
1780 - 1857 Editor of "" in Songs of Zion Ananias Davisson (February 2, 1780 – October 21, 1857) was a singing school teacher, printer and compiler of shape note tunebooks.
Davisson was born February 2, 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He spent his last years living on a farm at Weyer's Cave, about 14 miles from Dayton, Virginia, and died October 21, 1857. He is buried in the Massanutten-Cross Keys Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia. Davisson was a member and ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church.
He is best known for his 1816 compilation the Kentucky Harmony (Harrisonburg, Virginia), which is generally considered the first Southern shape-note tunebook. Composer and publisher William B. Blake said it was "a book characteristic of that period, abounding in minor tunes." Other books published by Davisson were A Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1820), Introduction to Sacred Music, Extracted from the Kentucky Harmony and Chiefly Intended for the Benefit of Young Scholars, (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1821), and A Small Collection of Sacred Music (Harrisonburg, Virginia: 1825). According to musicologist George Pullen Jackson, Davisson's compilations are "pioneer repositories of a sort of song that the rural South really liked." Perhaps his best-known tune is "Idumea," a minor tune very popular in Southern shape note circles and featured in the movie Cold Mountain.
In addition to his own tunebooks, Davisson also printed Songs of Zion by James P. Carrell (1821)
--en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Ananias Davisson
