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Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: A glorious invitation Refrain First Line: The Spirit says, Come Topics: The Gospel Used With Tune: [A glorious invitation]

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[A glorious invitation]

Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. H. Meredith Incipit: 55534 65335 52435 Used With Text: The Spirit says, Come!

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The Spirit and Bride say come

Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Hymnal: The Kingdom of Praise #26 (1920) First Line: A glorious invitation now calls you Refrain First Line: The Spirit says come Lyrics: 1 A glorious invitation Now calls you to the feast; Each soul is now invited, The greatest and the least. Come, all ye heavy laden, With sorrow or with care— Today you are invited, Your burdens Christ will bear. Refrain: The Spirit says come, The Bride says come; let him that heareth say come; Let him that thirsteth come. And whosoever will, Let him take of the water of life freely. 2 That blessed invitation! Oh, hear today and heed, The Spirit now is calling, Why longer dwell in need? Thy soul today is fainting For Christ the living bread; Accept the invitation, Come while the feast is spread. [Refrain] 3 Repeat the invitation! Pass on blessed news; let none forsake His mercy, Or pardon now refuse, ‘Tis Jesus who is calling— All things are ready, come! The Spirit will direct you, The Bride will welcome home. [Refrain] Tune Title: [A glorious invitation now calls you]

The Spirit And Bride Say Come

Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11349 First Line: A glorious invitation Refrain First Line: The Spirit says come Lyrics: 1 A glorious invitation Now calls you to the feast; Each soul is now invited, The greatest and the least. Come, all ye heavy laden, With sorrow or with care— Today you are invited, Your burdens Christ will bear. Refrain: The Spirit says come, The Bride says come; Let him that heareth come; Let him that thirsteth come, And whosoever will Let him take of the water of Life freely. 2 That blessèd invitation! Oh, hear today and heed; The Spirit now is calling, Why longer dwell in need? Thy soul today is fainting, For Christ the living bread; Accept the invitation, Come while the feast is spread. [Refrain] 3 Repeat the invitation! Pass on the blessèd news; Let none forsake His mercy, Or pardon now refuse. ’Tis Jesus that is calling— All things are ready, come— The Spirit will direct you, The Bride will welcome home. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [A glorious invitation]

The Spirit and Bride say come

Author: Grant Colfax Tullar Hymnal: Hymns of Worship and Praise #d2 (1909) First Line: A glorious invitation now calls you Refrain First Line: The Spirit says come Languages: English

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Grant Colfax Tullar

1869 - 1950 Author of "The Spirit and Bride say come" in The Kingdom of Praise Grant Colfax Tullar was born August 5, 1869, in Bolton, Connecticut. He was named after the American President Ulysses S. Grant and Vice President Schuyler Colfax. After the American Civil War, his father was disabled and unable to work, having been wounded in the Battle of Antietam. Tullar's mother died when he was just two years old so Grant had no settled home life until he became an adult. Yet from a life of sorrow and hardship he went on to bring joy to millions of Americans with his songs and poetry. As a child, he received virtually no education or religious training. He worked in a woolen mill and as a shoe clerk. The last Methodist camp meeting in Bolton was in 1847. Tullar became a Methodist at age 19 at a camp meeting near Waterbury in 1888. He then attended the Hackettstown Academy in New Jersey. He became an ordained Methodist minister and pastored for a short time in Dover, Delaware. For 10 years he was the song leader for evangelist Major George A. Hilton. Even so, in 1893 he also helped found the well-known Tullar-Meredith Publishing Company in New York, which produced church and Sunday school music. Tullar composed many popular hymns and hymnals. His works include: Sunday School Hymns No. 1 (Chicago, Illinois: Tullar Meredith Co., 1903) and The Bible School Hymnal (New York: Tullar Meredith Co., 1907). One of Grant Tullar's most quoted poems is "The Weaver": My Life is but a weaving Between my Lord and me; I cannot choose the colors He worketh steadily. Oft times He weaveth sorrow And I, in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, And I the under side. Not til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly, Shall God unroll the canvas And explain the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the Weaver's skillful hand, As the threads of gold and silver In the pattern He has planned. He knows, He loves, He cares, Nothing this truth can dim. He gives His very best to those Who chose to walk with Him. Grant Tullar --http://www.boltoncthistory.org/granttullar.html, from Bolton Community News, August 2006.

I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Composer of "[A glorious invitation now calls you]" in The Kingdom of Praise Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton