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Author: G. C. T. Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: On the pathway as you journey Refrain First Line: Brighten some pathway as you journey along Used With Tune: [On the pathway as you journey]

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[On the pathway as you journey]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Grant Colfax Tullar Used With Text: Brighten some pathway

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Brighten some pathway

Author: G. C. T. Hymnal: The Kingdom of Praise #30 (1920) First Line: On the pathway as you journey Refrain First Line: Brighten some pathway as you journey along Lyrics: 1 On the pathway as you journey, There are hearts for you to cheer, There is much for you to do in Jesus’ name; There are those for whom He suffered, Who His name will never hear, If you fail His blessed gospel to proclaim. Refrain: Brighten some pathway as you journey along, Cheer it and bless it with a message of song; Someone is longing for a kindly word today, You can help them all along life’s way. 2 There are burdens to be lifted, There are wrongs that you may right, Many hungry souls with manna you may feed; Blinded eyes to you are turning For the blessed gospel light; Will you not their tender pleadings quickly heed? [Refrain] 3 There are many hands that beckon, As you journey on the way, There are pleading voices raised in piteous cry; Do not then refuse to scatter Blessings round you while you may, For the days are passing, quickly passing by. [Refrain] Tune Title: [On the pathway as you journey]

Brighten Some Pathway

Author: G. C. T. Hymnal: Sunday School Melodies #58 (1914) First Line: On the pathway as you journey Refrain First Line: Brighten some pathway as you journey along Languages: English Tune Title: [On the pathway as you journey]

Brighten Some Pathway

Author: G. C. T. Hymnal: The Excelsior Hymnal #140 (1919) First Line: On the pathway as you journey Refrain First Line: Brighten some pathway as you journey along Languages: English Tune Title: [On the pathway as you journey]

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Grant Colfax Tullar

1869 - 1950 Person Name: G. C. T. Author of "Brighten some pathway" 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.