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[Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. Cleophus Robinson; Evelyn Simpson-Currenton, b. 953 Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 12333 33211 23333 Used With Text: All My Help Comes from the Lord

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All My Help Comes from the Lord

Author: Rev. Cleophus Robinson Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Father I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee Refrain First Line: All my help, all my help comes from the Lord Topics: God Love and Mercy; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy Scripture: Psalm 121:2 Used With Tune: [Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]

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All My Help Comes from the Lord

Author: Rev. Cleophus Robinson Hymnal: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #104 (2018) First Line: Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee Topics: The Assembly at Worship Grace, Mercy, Assurance; Assurance; Comfort; Confidence; Courage; New Life in Jesus Christ; Trust Scripture: Psalm 121:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]

All My Help Comes from the Lord

Author: Rev. Cleophus Robinson Hymnal: African American Heritage Hymnal #370 (2001) First Line: Father I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee Refrain First Line: All my help, all my help comes from the Lord Topics: God Love and Mercy; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy Scripture: Psalm 121:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]

All My Help Comes from the Lord

Author: Rev. Cleophus Robinson Hymnal: Total Praise #387 (2011) First Line: Father I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee Topics: Assurance; Burdens; Comfort; God The Father; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Loneliness; Trust Scripture: Psalm 121:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [Father I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]

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Evelyn Simpson-Curenton

b. 1953 Person Name: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 Arranger of "[Father, I stretch, I stretch my hands to Thee]" in African American Heritage Hymnal Evelyn Simpson Curenton (born 1953) is a leading African-American composer, pianist, organist, and vocalist. Simpson Curenton began piano lessons at age 5, began to perform with the Singing Simpsons of Philadelphia, a family group, and earned a B.M., Music Education and Voice from Temple University. She has been commissioned to write works for the American Guild of Organists, George Shirley, the late Duke Ellington, and her sister, the late Joy Simpson, arranged music for Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and the Porgy and Bess Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, and has performed with musical organizations such as Philadelphia's National Opera Ebony (later renamed Opera North). Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Curenton is Music Director of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Men and Women of the Gospel and an associate of the Smithsonian Institution. She has given lectures and participated in workshops on early 18th-century black religious music and the music of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. --en.wikipedia.org

Cleophus Robinson

1932 - 1998 Person Name: Rev. Cleophus Robinson Author of "All My Help Comes from the Lord" in African American Heritage Hymnal b. 3-18-32, Canton, MS, d. July 2, 1998, at 66, St. Louis, MO; American gospel singer, radio and television artist, and Baptist minister