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While The Years Are Rolling By

Author: Peter Philip Bilhorn Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: There is work that we can do Lyrics: 1 There is work that we can do, While the years roll by; For the laborers are but few, While the years roll by; Let us work and watch and pray, Till the crowning day, While the years are rolling by. Refrain: While the years are rolling by, While the years are rolling by, There is work that we can do, While the years are rolling by. 2 Listen to the Master’s call, While the years roll by; Ho! ye reapers, one and all, While the years roll by; Do not idly waiting stand, Heed the Lord’s command, While the years are rolling by. [Refrain] 3 It may be your joy to win, While the years roll by; Someone from the path of sin, While the years roll by; To your trust be firm and true, God depends on you, While the years are rolling by. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There is work that we can do]

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[There is work that we can do]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: P. P. Bilhorn Incipit: 54333 33213 21114 Used With Text: While the Years Are Rolling By

[There is work that we can do]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. M. Herndon Used With Text: While the Years Are Rolling By

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While the Years are Rolling by

Author: P. B. Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 1 #82 (1890) First Line: There is work that we can do Lyrics: 1 There is work that we can do, While the years roll by; For the lab'rers are but few, While the years roll by; Let us work and watch and pray, Till the crowning day, While the years are rolling by. Chorus: While the years are rolling by, While the years, are rolling by There is work that we can do, While the years are rolling by. 2 Listen to the Master's call, While the years roll by; Ho! ye reapers, one and all, While the years roll by; Do not idly waiting stand, Heed the Lord's command, While the years are rolling by. [Chorus] 3 It may be your joy to win, While the years roll by; Someone from the path of sin, While the years roll by; To your trust be firm and true, God depends on you, While the years are rolling by. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [There is work that we can do]

While The Years Are Rolling By

Author: Peter Philip Bilhorn Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12379 First Line: There is work that we can do Lyrics: 1 There is work that we can do, While the years roll by; For the laborers are but few, While the years roll by; Let us work and watch and pray, Till the crowning day, While the years are rolling by. Refrain: While the years are rolling by, While the years are rolling by, There is work that we can do, While the years are rolling by. 2 Listen to the Master’s call, While the years roll by; Ho! ye reapers, one and all, While the years roll by; Do not idly waiting stand, Heed the Lord’s command, While the years are rolling by. [Refrain] 3 It may be your joy to win, While the years roll by; Someone from the path of sin, While the years roll by; To your trust be firm and true, God depends on you, While the years are rolling by. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There is work that we can do]

While the Years are Rolling By

Author: P. B. Hymnal: Male Chorus No. 2 #75 (1898) First Line: There is work that we can do Languages: English Tune Title: [There is work that we can do]

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P. P. Bilhorn

1865 - 1936 Person Name: P. B. Author of "While the Years are Rolling by" in Crowning Glory No. 1 Pseudonyms: W. Ferris Britcher, Irene Durfee; C. Ferris Holden, P. H. Roblin (a anagram of his name) ================ Peter Philip Bilhorn was born, in Mendota, IL. His father died in the Civil War 3 months before he was born. His early life was not easy. At age 8, he had to leave school to help support the family. At age 15, living in Chicago, he had a great singing voice and sang in German beer gardens there. At this time, he and his brother also formed the Eureka Wagon & Carriage Works in Chicago, IL. At 18 Peter became involved in gospel music, studying under George F. Root and George C. Stebbins. He traveled to the Dakotas and spent some time sharing the gospel with cowboys there. He traveled extensively with D. L. Moody, and was Billy Sunday's song leader on evangelistic endeavors. His evangelistic work took him into all the states of the Union, Great Britain, and other foreign countries. In London he conducted a 4000 voice choir in the Crystal Palace, and Queen Victoria invited him to sing in Buckinghm Palace. He wrote some 2000 gospel songs in his lifetime. He also invented a folding portable telescoping pump organ, weighing 16 lbs. It could be set up in about a minute. He used it at revivals in the late 19th century. He founded the Bilhorn Folding Organ Company in Chicago. IL, and his organ was so popular it was sold all over the world. He edited 10 hymnals and published 11 gospel songbooks. He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1936. John Perry