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Bread and to Spare

Author: Jeremiah E. Rankin Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: To the house of his father the prodigal came Refrain First Line: O, why do I linger in sorrow and care

[To the house of his Father the prodigal came]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 34545 17651 23554 Used With Text: Bread and to Spare

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Author: J. E. Rankin, D. D. Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #81 (1886) First Line: To the house of his Father the prodigal came Refrain First Line: Oh, why do I linger in sorrow and care Lyrics: 1 To the house of his Father the prodigal came, All wounded and sore, in rags and in shame; He had said in his sorrow, with tears and with prayer, The house of my Father has bread and to spare. Refrain: Oh, why do I linger in sorrow and care? The house of my Father has bread and to spare, Has bread and to spare, has bread and to spare, The house of my Father has bread and to spare. 2 I have wasted my substance in riot and sin; I weep as I think of what I have been; Here I perish with hunger, but will not despair, The house of my Father has bread and to spare. [Refrain] 3 Oh, this word is for thee, sinner, hasten and come, ‘Tis time to remember that heav’n is home; It is time to remember, with penitent prayer, The house of my Father has bread and to spare. [Refrain] Tune Title: [To the house of his Father the prodigal came]

Bread and to Spare

Author: J. E. Rankin, D. D. Hymnal: Temple Trio #81 (1886) First Line: To the house of his Father the prodigal came Refrain First Line: Oh, why do I linger in sorrow and care Tune Title: [To the house of his Father the prodigal came]

Bread and to Spare

Author: J. E. Rankin, D. D. Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #627 (1917) First Line: To the house of his Father the prodigal came Refrain First Line: Oh, why do I linger in sorrow and care Languages: English Tune Title: [To the house of his Father the prodigal came]

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Jeremiah Eames Rankin

1828 - 1904 Person Name: J. E. Rankin, D. D. Author of "Bread and to Spare" in On Joyful Wing Pseudonym: R. E. Jeremy. Rankin, Jeremiah Eames, D.D., was born at Thornton, New Haven, Jan. 2, 1828, and educated at Middleburg College, Vermont, and at Andover. For two years he resided at Potsdam, U.S. Subsequently he held pastoral charges as a Congregational Minister at New York, St. Albans, Charlestown, Washington ( District of Columbia), &c. In 1878 he edited the Gospel Temperance Hymnal, and later the Gospel Bells. His hymns appeared in these collections, and in D. E. Jones's Songs of the New Life, 1869. His best known hymn is "Labouring and heavy laden" (Seeking Christ). This was "written [in 1855] for a sister who was an inquirer," was first printed in the Boston Recorder, and then included in Nason's Congregational Hymn Book, 1857. Another of his hymns is "Rest, rest, rest, brother rest." He died in 1904. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ======================== Rankin, J. 33., p. 951, ii. Dr. Rankin, b. in N. H. (not New Haven), and received his D.D. 1869, LL.D. 1889 from his Alma Mater. He was President for several years of Howard University, Washington, D.C. His publications included several volumes of Sermons, German-English Lyrics, Sacred and Secular, 1897; 2nd ed. 1898, &c. In addition to his hymns noted on p. 951, ii., he has written and published mainly in sheet form many others, the most important and best-known being:— 1. God be with you till we meet again. [Benediction.] Dr. Rankin's account of this hymn, supplied to us, in common with Mr. Brownlie, for his Hymns and H. Writers of The Church Hymnary, 1899, is: "It was written as a Christian good-bye, and first sung in the First Congregational Church, of which I was minister for fifteen years. We had Gospel meetings on Sunday nights, and our music was intentionally of the popular kind. I wrote the first stanza, and sent it to two gentlemen for music. The music which seemed to me to best suit the words was written by T. G. Tomer, teacher of public schools in New Jersey, at one time on the staff of General 0. 0. Howard. After receiving the music (which was revised by Dr. J. W. Bischoff, the organist of my church), I wrote the other stanzas." The hymn became at once popular, and has been translated into several languages. In America it is in numerous collections; and in Great Britain, in The Church Hymnary, 1898, Horder's Worship Song, 1905, The Methodist Hymn Book, 1904, and others. It was left undated by Dr. Rankin, but I.D. Sankey gives it as 1882. 2. Beautiful the little hands. [Little ones for Jesus.] Given without date in Gloria Deo, New York, 1900. Dr. Rankin's translations include versions of German, French, Latin, and Welsh hymns. His contributions to the periodical press have been numerous. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[To the house of his Father the prodigal came]" in On Joyful Wing John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission