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Thy Father is Waiting

Author: Katharine E. Purvis Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: My son, dost thou dwell in a country afar Refrain First Line: O, come and thy sorrow shall cease

[My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. S. Weeden Incipit: 53333 21216 16671 Used With Text: Thy Father Is Waiting

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Author: Katharine E. Purvis Hymnal: Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ #17 (1911) First Line: My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar Refrain First Line: O, come and thy sorrow shall cease Languages: English Tune Title: [My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar]

Thy Father is Waiting

Author: Katharine E. Purvis Hymnal: Voices of Victory #17 (1913) First Line: My son, dost thou dwell in a country afar Refrain First Line: Oh, come and thy sorrow shall cease Languages: English Tune Title: [My son, dost thou dwell in a country afar]

Thy Father Is Waiting

Author: Katharine E. Purvis Hymnal: Gospel Songs of Grace and Glory #134 (1896) First Line: My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar Refrain First Line: Oh, come and thy sorrow shall cease Languages: English Tune Title: [My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar]

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W. S. Weeden

1847 - 1908 Composer of "[My son, dost Thou dwell in a country afar]" in Hymns of the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ Winfield S. Weeden was born in 1847 in Middleport, OH. In his early life he was active in teaching singing schools throughout that area in Ohio. As singer and associate to Judson VandeVenter in his evangelistic campaigns, Weeden assisted in meetings at East Palestine and Sebring. He compiled several collections of hymns among them The Peacemaker, Songs of the Peacemaker, and Songs of Sovereign Grace. Weeden died in 1908. (see 101 More Hymn Stories, Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1985) Mary Louise VanDyke