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An Offering of Praise

Author: Henry J. Zelley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: We come to Thee, O Christ our King Refrain First Line: O, praise the Lord whose acts of love

[We come to thee, O Christ our King]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 51231 34565 34325 Used With Text: An Offering of Praise

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Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Praise in Song #14 (1893) First Line: We come to thee, O Christ our King Refrain First Line: Oh, praise the Lord whose acts of love Languages: English Tune Title: [We come to thee, O Christ our King]

Oh, praise the Lord whose acts of love

Author: Rev. H. J. Zelley Hymnal: Our Praise in Song #14 (1893) First Line: We come to thee, O Christ our King Lyrics: 1 We come to thee, O Christ our King, And sing our joyful lays; With loving hearts our gift we bring, An offering of praise. Refrain: O praise the Lord, whose acts of love Have gladdened all our days; We'll give to him who reigns above An offering of praise. 2 For being, we will praise the Lord, Wisdom to guide our ways; We'll bring to him for his dear Word An offering of praise. [Refrain] 3 We'll praise him for his only Son, The sinner's debt who pays; We'll bring, for what our Christ has done. An offering of praise. [Refrain] 4 We humbly fall at Jesus' feet, Whose goodness crowns our days; And give to him, as incense sweet, An offering of praise. [Refrain] Languages: English

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Henry J. Zelley

1859 - 1942 Author of "An Offering of Praise" Henry Jeffreys Zelley was born at Mt. Holly, NJ, on Mar. 15, 1859. Educated in the Mt. Holly public schools, at Pennington Seminary, and at Taylor University, where he earned his M. A., Ph. D., and D. D. degrees, he became a Methodist minister in 1882 and first served in the New Jersey Conference as a statistical secretary, treasurer, and trustee, becoming a promoter of the campmeeting movement. Noted for his evangelistic fervor, Zelley produced over 1500 poems, hymns, and gospel songs. One of his songs, "He Brought Me Out" with music by Henry L. Gilmour, appears in several denominational hymnals. Cyberhymnal also lists "When Israel Out of Bondage Came" or "He Rolled the Sea Away" with music by Gilmour too. Another of Zelley’s songs, "The Mountains of Faith" with music by M. L. McPhail, is found in Sacred Selections. After working with nineteen different churches in the New Jersey Conference over his lifetime, Zelley, who also served as a trustee of Pennington Seminary, retired in 1929 and died at Trenton, NJ, on Mar. 16, 1942. --http://homeschoolblogger.com/hymnstudies

John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[We come to thee, O Christ our King]" in Praise in Song 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