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Author: F. G. Burroughs Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Oh, how blessed is the service Refrain First Line: I’m a child, and not a servant Scripture: John 15:15 Used With Tune: [Oh, how blessed is the service]

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[Oh, how blessed is the service]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John J. Hood Incipit: 55111 57666 55432 Used With Text: Friends, not Servants

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Friends, Not Servants

Author: F. G. Burroughs Hymnal: Joyful Sound #61 (1889) First Line: Oh, how blessed is the service Refrain First Line: I’m a child, and not a servant Lyrics: 1 Oh, how blessed is the service We may render to the Lord When all duty glows with pleasure, And our wills with his accord. Refrain: I’m a child, and not a servant, Of the God whose grace I sing! I’m an heir of life eternal,— I’m the friend of Christ my King! 2 Oh, how blessed to be trusted With the secret of the Lord, As the Holy Spirit guides us Through the pathways of his Word. [Refrain] 3 Oh, how blessed to be able All his promises to claim, And to bear the royal likeness ‘Mid our service In His Name. [Refrain] 4 Oh, how blessed to be granted Fellowship with him we love, Now to share his night of sorrow,— Then to reign with him above. [Refrain] 5 Oh, how blessed to be growing Daily in his grace divine, Sitting at the King’s own table; Nourished by his bread and wine. [Refrain] Scripture: John 15:15 Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, how blessed is the service]

Friends, not Servants

Author: F. G. Burroughs Hymnal: The Silver Trumpet #78 (1889) First Line: Oh, how blessed is the service Refrain First Line: I'm a child, and not a servant Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, how blessed is the service]

Friends, Not Servants

Author: F. G. Burroughs Hymnal: Sacred Trio #237 (1889) First Line: Oh, how blessed is the service Refrain First Line: I’m a child, and not a servant Scripture: John 15:15 Tune Title: [Oh, how blessed is the service]

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Ophelia G. Adams

1856 - 1949 Person Name: F. G. Burroughs Author of "Friends, Not Servants" in Joyful Sound Ophelia G. Adams was born in 1856 (nee Ophelia G. Browning) She was the daughter of William Garretson Browning, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and Susan Rebecca Webb Browning. She married Thomas E. Burroughs in 1884. He died in 1904. She married Arthur Prince Adams, in 1905. He was a minister. Her poem, "Unanswered yet" which was written in 1879, was published in the The Christian Standard in 1880 with the name F. G. Browning. She also wrote under the name of F. G. Burroughs and Mrs. T. E. Burroughs. Dianne Shapiro from The Literary Digest, July 29, 1899., The Register, Pine Plains, NY, October 24, 1884, Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middleton, Conn. 1921

John J. Hood

b. 1847 Composer of "[Oh, how blessed is the service]" in Joyful Sound Born: 1847, Scotland. Died: After 1929 (he was in the 1930 census). Hood ran a Gospel music publishing business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from as early as 1875 to at least 1913. --www.hymntime.com/tch