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Author: Henry Lake Gilmour Appears in 35 hymnals First Line: When out in sin and darkness lost Refrain First Line: O ’twas love, love Lyrics: 1 When out in sin and darkness lost, Love found me; My fainting soul was tempest tossed, Love found me; I heard the Savior’s words so blest, Love found me; Come, weary, heavy laden, rest, Love found me. Refrain: O ’twas love, love, Love that moved the mighty God, Love, love, ’twas love found me. 2 The Spirit roused me from my sleep, Love found me; Conviction seized me strong and deep, Love found me; Although I long withstood His grace, Love found me; He wooed me to His kind embrace, Love found me. [Refrain] 3 I’ll praise Him while He gives me breath, Love found me; For saving from an endless death, Love found me; Christ is my advocate above, Love found me; I’m yoked to Him in perfect love, Love found me. [Refrain] 4 And when I reach the gold paved street, Love found me; I’ll sit adoring at His feet, Love found me; And sing hosannas round the throne, Love found me; Where I shall know as I am known, Love found me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When out in sin and darkness lost] Text Sources: Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 (Boston: McDonald, Gill & Co., 1890)

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[When out in sin, and darkness lost]

Appears in 30 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. L. G. Incipit: 13555 55515 55655 Used With Text: Love Found Me

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Love Found Me

Author: H. L. Gilmour Hymnal: Songs of Praise and Salvation #107 (1902) First Line: When out in sin, and darkness lost Refrain First Line: Oh, ‘twas love, love Lyrics: 1 When out in sin, and darkness lost, Love found me; My fainting soul was tempest toss’d, Love found me; I heard the Saviour’s words so blest, Love found me; Come weary, heavy laden rest, Love found me. Refrain: Oh, ‘twas love, love Love that moved the mighty God, Love, love, ‘twas love found me. 2 The Spirit rous’d me from my sleep, Love found me; Conviction seiz’d me strong and deep, Love found me; Although I long withstood His grace, Love found me; He wooed me to His kind embrace, Love found me. [Refrain] 3 I’ll praise Him while He gives me breath, Love found me; For saving from and endless death, Love found me; Christ is my advocate above, Love found me; I’m yoked to Him in perfect love, Love found me. [Refrain] 4 And when I reach the gold paved street, Love found me; I’ll sit adoring at His feet, Love found me; And sing hosannas round the throne, Love found me; Where I shall know as I am known, Love found me. [Refrain] Tune Title: [When out in sin, and darkness lost]

Love Found Me

Author: Henry Lake Gilmour Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9283 First Line: When out in sin and darkness lost Refrain First Line: O ’twas love, love Lyrics: 1 When out in sin and darkness lost, Love found me; My fainting soul was tempest tossed, Love found me; I heard the Savior’s words so blest, Love found me; Come, weary, heavy laden, rest, Love found me. Refrain: O ’twas love, love, Love that moved the mighty God, Love, love, ’twas love found me. 2 The Spirit roused me from my sleep, Love found me; Conviction seized me strong and deep, Love found me; Although I long withstood His grace, Love found me; He wooed me to His kind embrace, Love found me. [Refrain] 3 I’ll praise Him while He gives me breath, Love found me; For saving from an endless death, Love found me; Christ is my advocate above, Love found me; I’m yoked to Him in perfect love, Love found me. [Refrain] 4 And when I reach the gold paved street, Love found me; I’ll sit adoring at His feet, Love found me; And sing hosannas round the throne, Love found me; Where I shall know as I am known, Love found me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When out in sin and darkness lost]

Love Found Me

Author: H. L. Gilmour Hymnal: The Revival No. 2 #2 (1896) First Line: When out in sin and darkness lost Refrain First Line: Oh 'twas love, love Languages: English Tune Title: [When out in sin and darkness lost]

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H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Author of "Love Found Me" in Songs of Praise and Salvation Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry

J. R. Baxter

1887 - 1960 Person Name: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Arranger of "[When out in sin and darkness lost]" in Calvary Songs Jesse Randall (Pap) Baxter, Jr. (1887-1960) Born: December 8, 1887, Lebanon, Alabama. Died: January 21, 1960. Baxter grew up in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1926, he bought part of Virgil Stamps’ Gospel music firm, which became the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, one of the most successful Gospel music publishers of the early 20th Century. Baxter ran the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, office until Stamps’ death in 1940, then moved to Dallas, Texas, to run the main office. After Baxter’s death, his wife, Clarice, ran the business until she died; it was then sold to Zondervan. Baxter was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. Lyrics-- After the Sunrise Farther Along God Shall Wipe Away All Tears (© 1940) He Bore It All I Have Peace in My Soul I Hold His Hand (© 1929) I Love My Savior, Too I Want to Help Some Weary Pilgrim I’m Living in Canaan Now Living Grace Praise the Lamb of God Something Happens Travel the Sunlit Way Try Jesus When He Blessed My Soul When We Meet to Part No More © Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)