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[Far out on the desolate billow]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. B. Towner Incipit: 35556 54533 52343 Used With Text: God is Everywhere

Author: R. W. Raymond Appears in 94 hymnals First Line: Far out on the desolate billow Refrain First Line: Yet never alone is the Christian Used With Tune: [Far out on the desolate billow]

Gott ist überall

Author: R. W. Raymond; J. J. Franz Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Weit über den schäumenden Wogen Refrain First Line: Doch niemals allein find die Frommen Used With Tune: [Weit über den schäumenden Wogen]

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God is Everywhere

Author: R. W. Raymond Hymnal: The Ideal Song and Hymn Book #60 (1909) First Line: Far out on the desolate billow Refrain First Line: Yet never alone is the Christian Languages: English Tune Title: [Far out on the desolate billow]

God is Everywhere

Author: R. W. Raymond Hymnal: Hymns of Faith and Praise #68 (1901) First Line: Far out on the desolate billow Refrain First Line: Yet never alone is the Christian Languages: English Tune Title: [Far out on the desolate billow]

Gott ist überall

Author: R. W. Raymond; J. J. Franz Hymnal: Zions-Klänge #17 (1914) First Line: Weit über den schäumenden Wogen Refrain First Line: Doch niemals allein find die Frommen Languages: German Tune Title: [Weit über den schäumenden Wogen]

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D. B. Towner

1850 - 1919 Composer of "[Far out on the desolate billow]" in The Ideal Song and Hymn Book Used pseudonyms Robert Beverly, T. R. Bowden ============================== Towner, Daniel B. (Rome, Pennsylvania, 1850--1919). Attended grade school in Rome, Penn. when P.P. Bliss was teacher. Later majored in music, joined D.L. Moody, and in 1893 became head of the music department at Moody Bible Institute. Author of more than 2,000 songs. --Paul Milburn, DNAH Archives

Rossiter W. Raymond

1840 - 1918 Person Name: R. W. Raymond Author of "God is Everywhere" in The Ideal Song and Hymn Book Raymond, Rossiter Worthington, PH.D., was b. in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 27,1840. He graduated at Brooklyn Polytechnic, 1858, and also studied in Germany. He served in the Civil War of 1861-4 with the grade of Captain. Since then he has practised in New York as a consulting mining engineer. He was editor of the American Journal of Mining, and is a contributor to scientific literature. He has also written stories for children, a Paraphrase of Job, and some fugitive poetry. His hymns in common use include:— 1. Far out on the desolate billow. [God everywhere.] Written for the German tune, "Ich weiss nicht was soil es bedeuten," and published in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1894. 2. Morning red, Morning red. [Easter.] Written to the tune" Morgenroth," a German battle-song, and published in the American Book of Praise. 3. Now rest, ye pilgrim host. [Reviewing the Past.] This hymn is dated 1879, and was written for the 50th anniversary oi the Brooklyn Sunday School Union. It was included in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1891, No. 509, and, after revision by the author, in Sursum Corda, 1898, and other collections. 4. 0 Thou Who art inspiring. [Submission.] Appeared in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1894, No. 635, and later in other collections. 5. The God Who spann'd the heavens above. [Courage in Conflict.] "Written for my Sunday School, to be sung to the tune of the German patriotic song, ‘Der Gott, der Eisen wachsen liess' (by Arndt, p, 79, ii.), of which my first line is an evident and intentional imitation, though the remainder is not" (Author's MS.). It was published in The Book of Praise, the Sursum Corda, 1898, and others. It is sometimes attributed to "J. Clark,” but in error. 6. There dwelt in old Judaea. In Allon's Children's Worship, 1878. Of the above Nos. 1, 2, 5 are in W. B. Bradbury's Clarion, 1867. Dr. Raymond is a Congregationalist, and is associated with the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)