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Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well Lyrics: 1 Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well The burden on thee laid; And to thy side He comes, with love to heal The wound His love hath made. Close by the sheep, in paths of darkness led, He walks, the Shepherd true; “I will not leave you comfortless,” He said, “I will come unto you.” 2 No love but His can fill the vacant place, And soothe the bitter pain; No pow’r but His can send the needed grace, To count thy sorrows gain; N o hand but His can wipe the falling tear, For He on earth hath wept; No voice but His can at the grave give cheer, For there He once hath slept. 3 And still He weeps with all His own who weep, Our great High Priest above; And thro’ their night of woe He still doth keep His silent watch of love. He feels each sigh, each throb of aching head, And whispers soft and low, “I will not leave you comfortless and sad,” “I will come unto you.” 4 O welcome grief, if Christ be grieving too, And by my grief brought near; And welcome pain, if He doth send the blow To make Himself more dear. He’ll give me strength His path on earth to tread, And all my work to do; “I will not leave you comfortless,” He said, “I will come unto you.” Topics: Peacae and Rest Used With Tune: [Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]

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[Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Miss Mary Whitte Incipit: 32355 43232 13255 Used With Text: Be Still, My Heart

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Be Still, my Heart

Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Hymnal: Northfield Hymnal #136 (1904) First Line: Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well Lyrics: 1 Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well The burden on thee laid; And to thy side He comes, with love to heal The wound His love hath made. Close by the sheep, in paths of darkness led, He walks, the Shepherd true; “I will not leave you comfortless,” He said, “I will come unto you.” 2 No love but His can fill the vacant place, And soothe the bitter pain; No pow’r but His can send the needed grace, To count thy sorrows gain; N o hand but His can wipe the falling tear, For He on earth hath wept; No voice but His can at the grave give cheer, For there He once hath slept. 3 And still He weeps with all His own who weep, Our great High Priest above; And thro’ their night of woe He still doth keep His silent watch of love. He feels each sigh, each throb of aching head, And whispers soft and low, “I will not leave you comfortless and sad,” “I will come unto you.” 4 O welcome grief, if Christ be grieving too, And by my grief brought near; And welcome pain, if He doth send the blow To make Himself more dear. He’ll give me strength His path on earth to tread, And all my work to do; “I will not leave you comfortless,” He said, “I will come unto you.” Topics: Peacae and Rest Tune Title: [Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]

Be Still, My Heart

Author: El Nathan Hymnal: The Gospel Choir No. 2 #44 (1895) First Line: Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well Languages: English Tune Title: [Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]

Be Still, My Heart

Author: Maj. D. W. Whittle Hymnal: Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #289 (1916) First Line: Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well Languages: English Tune Title: [Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]

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May Whittle Moody

1870 - 1963 Person Name: Miss Mary Whittle Composer of "[Be still, my heart, thy Saviour knows full well]" in Northfield Hymnal Mary (May) Jennette Whittle Moody 1870-1963. Born at Chicago, IL, daughter of hymnwriter, Daniel Webster Whittle (El Nathan), and, upon marrying, daughter-in-law to Dwight Lyman Moody, she attended Northfield School in MA (one of two schools founded there by D L Moody), after which she attended Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. She then attended the Royal Academy of Music in London, England (1890-91). She became a singer, organist, composer, and hymn editor. She assisted her father and Dwight L Moody in their evangelistic work. In 1894 she married William Revell Moody, and they had four children: Irene, Dwight, Beatrice, and Virginia. Only Beatrice lived to adulthood, the others died before age six. She and her husband returned to Northfield, MA, where her husband headed the schools founded by his father. She had an organ in her home, and she collaborated with her father by composing some of the tunes for his hymn lyrics. The last year of his life, her father, Daniel, lived with them (he died in 1901). She died at East Northfield, MA. John Perry

D. W. Whittle

1840 - 1901 Person Name: Maj. D. W. Whittle Author of "Be Still, my Heart" in Northfield Hymnal [Also published under the pseudonym El Nathan.] =============== Whittle, D. W.. Six of his hymns (Nos. 295, 308,363, 385, 386, 417) are given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, under the signature of "El Nathan." --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

El Nathan

1840 - 1901 Author of "Be Still, My Heart" in The Gospel Choir No. 2 Pseudonymn used by D. W. Whittle. See also Whittle, D. W. (Daniel Webster), 1840-1901