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[God of all might, our fathers' God]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51232 34444 44323 Used With Text: Be with Us Still

Be With Us Still

Author: Rev. W. R. Fitch Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: God of all might, our father's God Used With Tune: [God of all might, our father's God]

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Author: Warren R. Fitch Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #491 First Line: God of all might, our fathers' God Refrain First Line: Be with us still! Be with us still! Lyrics: 1. God of all might, our fathers’ God, This land we love belongs to Thee, From shores the pilgrims’ feet first trod, Far westward stretching to the sea; Lest in our vanity and pride We cease to do Thy righteous will, And from the right now turn aside, Refrain Be with us still! Be with us still! God of all might be with us still! 2. In freedom’s cause our fathers fought And crossed the wild and stormy deep; The priceless boon which here they bought, May we, their children, ever keep; That as a nation strong we may Our highest destiny fulfill, Nor foolishly go far astray. [Refrain] 3. By greed of power or lust of gain May we be tempted nevermore! Forbid, O Lord, that we should stain Fair freedom’s flag with human gore For sake of conquest; rather, let Christ’s tender love our bosoms fill; Lest in our folly we forget, [Refrain] 4. If for an empire we will seek Still other lands beyond the sea, We’ll wait, O Lord, till Thou dost speak, For Thou wouldst have all people free; O let us not, in freedom’s name, Go forth to pillage, burn and kill; Lest for such deeds we blush with shame. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [God of all might, our fathers' God]

Be With Us Still

Author: Rev. W. R. Fitch Hymnal: Coronation Hymns #s59 (1913) First Line: God of all might, our father's God Languages: English Tune Title: [God of all might, our father's God]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel Composer of "[God of all might, our fathers' God]" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

Warren R. Fitch

1836 - 1917 Author of "Be with Us Still" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: December 1, 1836, Rodman, New York. Died: February 28, 1917, Lowville, New York. A Methodist Episcopal minister, Fitch ran general stores in Morristown and Briar Hill, New York. He served as Justice of the Peace, Town Supervisor, and Postmaster at Brier Hill, and as treasurer of the Thousand Island Park Association. He also edited the Lowville Times, and wrote religious and other poetry. --www.hymntime.com/tch/