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Author: Edwin Smith Ufford Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Like a compass on the sea Refrain First Line: Precious book! O wondrous book! Lyrics: 1 Like a compass on the sea, Like a star on azure deep, Is the Bible unto me, For my course it safely keeps; Tells me how I strayed and fell, How in sin I lay as dead, But I live its power to tell, Blessèd book my mother read. Refrain: Precious book! O wondrous book! Who can tell its power divine? Bearing news of grace so free, Book of books, I claim it mine. 2 Like a lamp in darkest night, Shining on my pathway lone, Now and then upon my sight, Shows a vision of my home; So this book my spirit cheers, When all other hopes are fled, Balm and comfort for my fears, Is the book my mother read. [Refrain] 3 Like a guest from realms above, Soothing all one’s pain and pang, How it thrills with Jesus’ love, Like some song the angels sang; Tells me how my Savior came, How for me His blood was shed; I will read it o’er again— blessèd book my mother read. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Like a compass on the sea] Text Sources: Mother's Day, 1916

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[Like a compass on the sea]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 13555 55351 11111 Used With Text: The Book My Mother Read

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The Book My Mother Read

Author: Edwin Smith Ufford Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10992 First Line: Like a compass on the sea Refrain First Line: Precious book! O wondrous book! Lyrics: 1 Like a compass on the sea, Like a star on azure deep, Is the Bible unto me, For my course it safely keeps; Tells me how I strayed and fell, How in sin I lay as dead, But I live its power to tell, Blessèd book my mother read. Refrain: Precious book! O wondrous book! Who can tell its power divine? Bearing news of grace so free, Book of books, I claim it mine. 2 Like a lamp in darkest night, Shining on my pathway lone, Now and then upon my sight, Shows a vision of my home; So this book my spirit cheers, When all other hopes are fled, Balm and comfort for my fears, Is the book my mother read. [Refrain] 3 Like a guest from realms above, Soothing all one’s pain and pang, How it thrills with Jesus’ love, Like some song the angels sang; Tells me how my Savior came, How for me His blood was shed; I will read it o’er again— blessèd book my mother read. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Like a compass on the sea]

The book my mother read

Author: Edward S. Ufford Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Sunday School Songs #d114 (1917) First Line: Like a compass on the sea Languages: English

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Edward S. Ufford

1851 - 1929 Author of "The book my mother read"

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Composer of "[Like a compass on the sea]" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman